Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM – Get Free Report) and indie Semiconductor (NASDAQ:INDI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
30.8% of Atomera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of indie Semiconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Atomera shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of indie Semiconductor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Atomera and indie Semiconductor”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atomera | $60,000.00 | 2,627.35 | -$20.17 million | ($0.65) | -6.22 |
| indie Semiconductor | $217.39 million | 3.84 | -$143.07 million | ($0.73) | -4.93 |
Atomera has higher earnings, but lower revenue than indie Semiconductor. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than indie Semiconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Atomera has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, indie Semiconductor has a beta of 2.78, suggesting that its share price is 178% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Atomera and indie Semiconductor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atomera | -9,742.17% | -77.91% | -70.64% |
| indie Semiconductor | -65.18% | -32.02% | -13.61% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Atomera and indie Semiconductor, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atomera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| indie Semiconductor | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
indie Semiconductor has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 31.94%. Given indie Semiconductor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe indie Semiconductor is more favorable than Atomera.
Summary
indie Semiconductor beats Atomera on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Atomera
Atomera Incorporated engages in the developing, commercializing, and licensing proprietary processes and technologies for the semiconductor industry in North America and the Asia Pacific. The company's lead technology is the Mears Silicon Technology, a thin film of reengineered silicon that can be applied as a transistor channel enhancement to CMOS-type transistors. Its customers include foundries, integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and electronic design automation companies. The company was formerly known as Mears Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Atomera Incorporated in January 2016. Atomera Incorporated was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.
About indie Semiconductor
indie Semiconductor, Inc. provides automotive semiconductors and software solutions for advanced driver assistance systems, autonomous vehicle, in-cabin, connected car, and electrification applications in the United States, South America, rest of North America, Greater China, South Korea, rest of the Asia Pacific, and Europe. It offers ultrasonic sensors for parking assist and systems; radar sensors for audio assistance and reverse information; front cameras for vehicle detection, collision avoidance, and sign reading; and side/inside cameras for blind spot and lane change assist, and driver behavior monitoring. The company also provides LiDAR for distance, speed, and obstacle detection, collision avoidance, and emergency brake system; and long range RADAR for audio assistance, obstacle detection, and ACC stop and go. In addition, it designs and manufactures photonic components on various technology platforms, including fiber Bragg gratings, low-noise lasers, athermal and tunable packaging, photonic integration, and low-noise and high-speed electronics. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California.
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