Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM – Get Free Report) and United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
30.8% of Atomera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Atomera shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of United Microelectronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Atomera and United Microelectronics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atomera | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| United Microelectronics | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 |
Risk & Volatility
Atomera has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Atomera and United Microelectronics”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atomera | $550,000.00 | 274.72 | -$19.79 million | ($0.70) | -7.50 |
| United Microelectronics | $223.46 billion | 0.08 | $1.95 billion | $0.65 | 11.14 |
United Microelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Atomera. Atomera is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Microelectronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Atomera and United Microelectronics’ 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% |
| United Microelectronics | 22.89% | 14.35% | 9.10% |
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 United Microelectronics
United Microelectronics Corporation operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides circuit design, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, and assembly and testing services. It serves fabless design companies and integrated device manufacturers. United Microelectronics Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
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