Research Frontiers (REFR) Competitors

Research Frontiers (NASDAQ:REFR) and VirnetX (NYSE:VHC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer REFR or VHC?

In the previous week, Research Frontiers had 1 more articles in the media than VirnetX. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Research Frontiers and 1 mentions for VirnetX. Research Frontiers' average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat VirnetX's score of 0.00 indicating that Research Frontiers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Research Frontiers	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VirnetX	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 and insiders believe in REFR or VHC?

11.9% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of VirnetX shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of Research Frontiers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of VirnetX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is REFR or VHC more profitable?

Research Frontiers has a net margin of -210.01% compared to VirnetX's net margin of -374,891.66%. VirnetX's return on equity of -42.57% beat Research Frontiers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Research Frontiers	-210.01%	-46.24%	-42.02%
VirnetX	-374,891.66%	-42.57%	-32.58%

Which has more risk and volatility, REFR or VHC?

Research Frontiers has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VirnetX has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate REFR or VHC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Research Frontiers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
VirnetX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor REFR or VHC?

VirnetX received 38 more outperform votes than Research Frontiers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.89% of users gave VirnetX an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Research Frontiers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Research Frontiers	Outperform Votes 145 62.50%	Underperform Votes 87 37.50%
VirnetX	Outperform Votes 183 62.89%	Underperform Votes 108 37.11%

Which has better earnings & valuation, REFR or VHC?

Research Frontiers has higher revenue and earnings than VirnetX. Research Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VirnetX, 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
Research Frontiers	$910K	59.66	-$1.91M	-$0.05	-32.40
VirnetX	$10K	2,046.08	-$27.87M	-$7.76	-0.72

Summary

VirnetX beats Research Frontiers on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.