Research Frontiers (REFR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Research Frontiers, Inc. develops and licenses light-control technology for electronically tintable glass and other transparent materials. Its principal technology, known as Suspended Particle Device (SPD) technology, uses electrically controlled particles to adjust the amount of light passing through a window or panel. This allows users to change transparency, glare, heat, and solar-energy transmission.

The company licenses its SPD-SmartGlass technology, patents, and related know-how to manufacturers and commercial partners rather than primarily producing finished products itself. Applications include automotive sunroofs and windows, aircraft and marine glazing, architectural windows and skylights, interior partitions, and specialty displays and electronics.

Founded in 1965 and based in Woodbury, New York, Research Frontiers serves international markets through a network of licensees, glass manufacturers, and technology partners. Its technology has been incorporated into products from companies in the automotive, transportation, architectural, and consumer sectors.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.56 to $0.62
• 50-Day Range: $0.36 to $0.79
• 52-Week Range: $0.34 to $2.70
• Volume: 162,525 shs
• Average Volume: 5.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $20.69 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Research Frontiers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Research Frontiers scored higher than 6% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 572nd out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Research Frontiers has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Research Frontiers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Research Frontiers is -8.47, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Research Frontiers is -8.47, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Research Frontiers has a P/B Ratio of 19.78. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.14% of the float of Research Frontiers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Research Frontiers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.11, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Research Frontiers has recently increased by 162.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Research Frontiers does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Research Frontiers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Research Frontiers has a news sentiment score of 0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Research Frontiers this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for REFR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Research Frontiers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.54% of the stock of Research Frontiers is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.91% of the stock of Research Frontiers is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:REFR
• CIK: 793524
• Web: www.smartglass.com
• Phone: (516) 364-1902
• Fax: 516-364-3798
• Employees: 5
• Year Founded: 1965

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.07)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$2.05 million
• Net Margins: -344.56%
• Pretax Margin: -344.46%
• Return on Equity: -168.54%
• Return on Assets: -85.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.54
• Quick Ratio: 3.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.12 million
• Price / Sales: 18.47
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.03 per share
• Price / Book: 19.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 34,870,000
• Free Float: 32,588,000
• Market Cap: $20.69 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59