Research Frontiers (REFR) Competitors

Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) and Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is ONL or REFR more profitable?

Orion Office REIT has a net margin of -50.67% compared to Research Frontiers' net margin of -143.78%. Orion Office REIT's return on equity of -10.15% beat Research Frontiers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Office REIT	-50.67%	-10.15%	-5.82%
Research Frontiers	-143.78%	-72.81%	-50.27%

Do analysts prefer ONL or REFR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Office REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Research Frontiers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer ONL or REFR?

In the previous week, Orion Office REIT and Orion Office REIT both had 3 articles in the media. Research Frontiers' average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Orion Office REIT's score of 1.48 indicating that Research Frontiers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orion Office REIT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Research Frontiers	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, ONL or REFR?

Research Frontiers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Office REIT. Research Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion Office REIT, 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
Orion Office REIT	$164.86M	0.99	-$103.01M	-$1.39	-2.09
Research Frontiers	$1.22M	34.69	-$1.31M	-$0.05	-25.20

Which has more risk & volatility, ONL or REFR?

Orion Office REIT has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Research Frontiers has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ONL or REFR?

80.0% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Orion Office REIT beats Research Frontiers on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.