Atomera (ATOM) Competitors

Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) and Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend ATOM or CSIQ?

Atomera presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.38%. Canadian Solar has a consensus target price of $16.58, suggesting a potential upside of 45.86%. Given Canadian Solar's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Solar is more favorable than Atomera.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atomera	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Canadian Solar	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATOM or CSIQ?

Canadian Solar received 395 more outperform votes than Atomera when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.18% of users gave Atomera an outperform vote while only 58.13% of users gave Canadian Solar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atomera	Outperform Votes 145 59.18%	Underperform Votes 100 40.82%
Canadian Solar	Outperform Votes 540 58.13%	Underperform Votes 389 41.87%

Which has more volatility & risk, ATOM or CSIQ?

Atomera has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Solar has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ATOM or CSIQ?

Canadian Solar has higher revenue and earnings than Atomera. Canadian Solar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atomera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atomera	$121K	1,552.96	-$18.43M	-$0.66	-9.27
Canadian Solar	$5.86B	0.13	$274.19M	-$0.50	-22.74

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATOM or CSIQ?

30.8% of Atomera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Atomera shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Canadian Solar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ATOM or CSIQ?

In the previous week, Canadian Solar had 4 more articles in the media than Atomera. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Canadian Solar and 2 mentions for Atomera. Atomera's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Canadian Solar's score of -0.21 indicating that Atomera is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atomera	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Canadian Solar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ATOM or CSIQ more profitable?

Canadian Solar has a net margin of 0.01% compared to Atomera's net margin of -13,655.55%. Canadian Solar's return on equity of 0.02% beat Atomera's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atomera	-13,655.55%	-106.81%	-85.16%
Canadian Solar	0.01%	0.02%	0.01%

Summary

Canadian Solar beats Atomera on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.