Research Frontiers (REFR) Competitors

Keen Vision Acquisition (NASDAQ:KVAC) and Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor KVAC or REFR?

In the previous week, Research Frontiers had 1 more articles in the media than Keen Vision Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Research Frontiers and 1 mentions for Keen Vision Acquisition. Keen Vision Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Research Frontiers' score of 0.94 indicating that Keen Vision Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Keen Vision Acquisition	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Research Frontiers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KVAC or REFR?

Research Frontiers received 145 more outperform votes than Keen Vision Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keen Vision Acquisition	N/A	N/A
Research Frontiers	Outperform Votes 145 62.50%	Underperform Votes 87 37.50%

Which has more volatility and risk, KVAC or REFR?

Keen Vision Acquisition has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Research Frontiers has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KVAC or REFR more profitable?

Keen Vision Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Research Frontiers' net margin of -80.60%. Keen Vision Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Research Frontiers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keen Vision Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Research Frontiers	-80.60%	-38.15%	-34.44%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KVAC or REFR?

Keen Vision Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Research Frontiers.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Keen Vision Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Research Frontiers	$1.58M	36.66	-$1.91M	-$0.03	-57.67

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KVAC or REFR?

51.7% of Keen Vision Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Keen Vision Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Keen Vision Acquisition beats Research Frontiers on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.