Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM – Get Free Report) and Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
30.8% of Atomera shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Beam Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Atomera shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Beam Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Atomera and Beam Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atomera | -2,773.11% | -104.98% | -82.54% |
| Beam Global | -19.26% | -19.09% | -12.16% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atomera | $662,000.00 | 476.88 | -$19.79 million | ($0.70) | -15.67 |
| Beam Global | $60.88 million | 0.81 | -$16.06 million | ($0.97) | -3.44 |
Beam Global has higher revenue and earnings than Atomera. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beam Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Atomera has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beam Global has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Atomera and Beam Global, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atomera | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Beam Global | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Atomera presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 36.19%. Beam Global has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 169.46%. Given Beam Global’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Atomera.
Summary
Beam Global beats Atomera on 8 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 Beam Global
Beam Global, a clean-technology innovation company, engages in the design, development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of renewably energized infrastructure products and battery solutions. Its product portfolio includes EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a mounting asset and a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 150kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles, such as electric buses, heavy-duty vehicles, agricultural equipment, public transportation, and electric vehicles used in the construction industry; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. The company is also involved in the development of EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. It offers its solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, energy storage, energy security, disaster preparedness, street lighting, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and outdoor media and branding industries. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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