Research Frontiers (REFR) Competitors $1.60 +0.02 (+1.27%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.60 +0.00 (+0.31%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock REFR vs. OACC, FVR, ENPC, BIOX, EARN, FRGE, KVAC, BROG, SVCC, and SAMGShould you be buying Research Frontiers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Research Frontiers include Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences (OACC), FrontView REIT (FVR), Executive Network Partnering (ENPC), Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX), Ellington Credit (EARN), Forge Global (FRGE), Keen Vision Acquisition (KVAC), Brooge Energy (BROG), Stellar V Capital (SVCC), and Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Research Frontiers vs. Its Competitors Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences FrontView REIT Executive Network Partnering Bioceres Crop Solutions Ellington Credit Forge Global Keen Vision Acquisition Brooge Energy Stellar V Capital Silvercrest Asset Management Group Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences (NASDAQ:OACC) and Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to OACC or REFR? In the previous week, Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences and Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences both had 1 articles in the media. Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Research Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OACC or REFR? 11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Research Frontiers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is OACC or REFR more profitable? Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Research Frontiers' net margin of -66.16%. Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences' return on equity of 0.00% beat Research Frontiers' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life SciencesN/A N/A N/A Research Frontiers -66.16%-38.61%-29.51% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OACC or REFR? Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Research Frontiers. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life SciencesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AResearch Frontiers$1.58M33.90-$1.31M-$0.03-53.33 SummaryOaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences beats Research Frontiers on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Research Frontiers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for REFR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding REFR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart REFR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricResearch FrontiersELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$53.63M$8.55B$29.06B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A1.75%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio-53.3313.1448.1723.83Price / Sales33.9033.801,547.2366.14Price / CashN/A15.6138.0757.96Price / Book20.008.808.435.54Net Income-$1.31M$255.91M$782.80M$259.28M7 Day Performance-13.04%-6.18%3.33%-4.67%1 Month Performance-0.62%8.61%-0.17%4.37%1 Year Performance-13.98%1.40%52,681.97%17.91% Research Frontiers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)REFRResearch Frontiers0.0774 of 5 stars$1.60+1.3%N/A-16.0%$53.63M$1.58M-53.336News CoverageGap DownOACCOaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life SciencesN/A$10.44+0.1%N/AN/A$233.89MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageFVRFrontView REIT1.774 of 5 stars$12.43+1.6%$15.10+21.5%N/A$233.42M$66.68M0.00N/AENPCExecutive Network PartneringN/A$5.39+2.1%N/A-20.2%$226.46MN/A0.001High Trading VolumeBIOXBioceres Crop Solutions3.0799 of 5 stars$3.56-1.4%$8.38+135.3%-67.9%$226.39M$464.80M-25.43500News CoverageEARNEllington Credit1.0432 of 5 stars$5.87-2.1%$6.13+4.4%-18.3%$224.98M$15.07M-45.11170FRGEForge Global3.1718 of 5 stars$17.98-1.3%$38.25+112.7%0.0%$224.62M$79.33M-3.473News CoverageEarnings ReportKVACKeen Vision AcquisitionN/A$11.54+1.3%N/A+7.4%$223.48MN/A0.00N/ABROGBrooge EnergyN/A$2.54+10.2%N/A+181.7%$223.18M$81.54M0.0070News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSVCCStellar V CapitalN/A$10.24+0.1%N/AN/A$221.12MN/A0.003News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportSAMGSilvercrest Asset Management Group3.1238 of 5 stars$16.55+0.4%N/A-7.1%$221.00M$124.77M17.42150News CoverageDividend IncreaseGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oaktree Acquisition Corp. 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