Technology / Electronic ComponentsUpdated 2026-05-10 22:07 UTC

REFR stock hub

Research Frontiers Incorporated has a live ticker hub with the latest available market, valuation, profitability, growth, ownership, and risk indicators.

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Fair value midpoint

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Fair value pending

Upside to midpoint

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Based on latest report

Confidence

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Data quality and model convergence

Market cap

26.1M

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Market data

Live price

Current market quote for this ticker.

Current price

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Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector context

Where the current metrics sit

Percentiles come from the backend screener cohort cache for the ticker's country and sector.

Forward P/En/a

P25 12.5P50 22.3P75 38.6

Trailing P/En/a

P25 16.3P50 33.5P75 65.6

ROE-113.7

P25 -30.7P50 1.5P75 14.4

ROIC-45.9

P25 -18.6P50 1.9P75 13.7

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Indicator catalog

All REFR market and fundamental indicators

A searchable catalog of the available market, valuation, profitability, growth, balance-sheet, ownership, and analyst metrics for this ticker.

Available fields

196

Groups with data

Currency

USD

Showing 196 of 196 available metrics for this ticker.

Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Cik	0000793524
Company name	Research Frontiers Incorporated
Country	United States
Country code	US
Cusip	760911107
Employees	5
Employees Change	-1%
Employees Change Percent	-16.67
Enterprise value	$26M
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
First seen	2026-05-09
Industry	Electronic Components
Isin	US7609111072
Last refreshed	2026-05-10
Market cap	$26.1M
Market cap category	Nano-Cap
Price	$0.75
Price currency	USD
Rev Per Employee	139,558.2x
Sector	Technology
Sic	6794
Symbol	REFR
Website	https://www.smartglass.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	-9.16%
EV/Sales	37.24x
FCF yield	-5.54%
P/B ratio	14.75x
P/S ratio	37.45x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
Gross margin	-250.75%
Gross Profit	$-1.7M
Net Income	$-2.4M
Net Income Growth Years	0%
Pretax Margin	-342.98%
Profit Per Employee	$-478,652
ROA	-44.22
Roa5y	-29.46
ROCE	-87.65
ROE	-113.7
Roe5y	-61.43
ROIC	-45.85

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	-16.17%
Cagr15y	-12.35%
Cagr1y	-35%
Cagr20y	-9.59%
Cagr3y	-22.01%
Cagr5y	-21.44%
EPS Growth Years	0
Revenue Growth	-55.89x
Revenue Growth Q	-75.65x
Revenue Growth Years	0x
Revenue Growth3 Y	4.35x
Revenue Growth5 Y	0.36x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	$0.2
Assets	$3.1M
Cash	$1.3M
Current Assets	$2M
Current Liabilities	$316,107
Debt	$1.1M
Debt Equity	$0.63
Equity	$1.8M
Liabilities	$1.3M
Long Term Assets	$1.1M
Long Term Liabilities	$981,259
Net Cash	$148,571
Net Cash By Market Cap	$0.57
Net Cash Growth	68.33%
Net Debt Equity	$-0.08
Tangible Book Value	$1.8M
Tangible Book Value Per Share	$0.05
WACC	6.93

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	6.38
Net Working Capital	$570,806
Quick ratio	5.77
Working Capital	$1.7M
Working Capital Turnover	$0.35

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	-0.66%
Dividend Yield	0%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	-82.86%
1Y total return	-34.98%
200-day SMA	1.35
3Y total return	-52.57%
50-day SMA	0.94
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
5Y total return	-70.07%
All Time High	40
All Time High Change	-98.11%
All Time High Date	2000-02-17
All Time Low	0.6
All Time Low Change	26.76%
All Time Low Date	2018-06-22
ATR	0.08
Beta	0.54
Beta1y	0.23
Beta2y	0.49
Ch YTD	-42.43
High	0.89
High52	2.7
High52 Date	2025-10-27
High52ch	-72.07%
Low	0.75
Low52	0.75
Low52 Date	2026-05-08
Low52ch	0.39%
Ma50ch	-19.52%
Premarket Change Percent	10.02
Premarket Price	$0.92
Premarket Volume	1,720
Price vs 200-day SMA	-44.17%
RSI	28.86
RSI Monthly	37.01
RSI Weekly	34.43
Sharpe ratio	-0.16x
Sortino ratio	-0.18
Total Return	-0.66%
Tr YTD	-42.43
Tr15y	-86.16%
Tr1m	-18.9%
Tr1w	-14.1%
Tr3m	-32.66%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Operating Income	$-2.4M
Operating margin	-347.2

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	26,971,263%
Float Percent	77.84%
Shares Insiders	16.85%
Shares Institutions	11.49%
Shares Out	34,648,221
Shares Qo Q	1.52%
Shares Yo Y	0.66%
Short Float	1.26%
Short Ratio	10.28
Short Shares	0.98

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	$-1.8M
Average Volume	37,350.2x
Bv Per Share	0.05
CAPEX	$-683
Ch10y	-82.86
Ch15y	-86.16
Ch1m	-18.9
Ch1w	-14.1
Ch1y	-34.98
Ch20y	-86.7
Ch3m	-32.66
Ch3y	-52.57
Ch5y	-70.07
Ch6m	-52.27
Change	-9.48%
Change From Open	-14.78
Close	0.83
Days Gap	6.22
Depreciation Amortization	9,619
Dollar Volume	56,904.4
Earnings Date	2026-05-07
Earnings Time	amc
EBIT	$-2.4M
EBITDA	$-2.4M
EPS	$-0.07
F Score	1
FCF	$-1.4M
FCF EV Yield	-5.57x
FCF Per Share	$-0.04
Financing CF	1,375,000
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	1,965
Investing CF	-683
Is Primary Listing	1
Is Spac	No
Last Earnings Date	2026-05-07
Last Report Date	2026-03-31
Last Split Date	1994-02-16
Last Split Type	Forward
Last10k Filing Date	2026-03-05
Ma150	1.31
Ma150ch	-42.52%
Ma20	0.92
Ma20ch	-18.36%
Net CF	-73,504
Next Earnings Date	2026-08-06
Open	0.89
Optionable	Yes
Position In Range	2.17
Post Close	0.75
Postmarket Change Percent	1.92
Postmarket Price	$0.77
Ppne	1,007,818
Pre Close	0.83
Price Date	2026-05-08
Ptbv Ratio	14.65
Relative Volume	2.02x
Revenue	697,791x
SBC By Revenue	53.72x
Share Based Comp	374,875
Tr20y	-86.7%
Tr6m	-52.27%
Us State	New York
Volume	75,450

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Moat score

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Forward P/E

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Valuation uses the full report model stack, not a single multiple.

Next action

Research pending

Final action steps are kept in the recommendation tab.

Income

Does REFR pay a dividend?

Capital-return profile for this ticker.

Performance

REFR stock returns vs the market

Total return (incl. dividends) compared to S&P 500.

Ownership

Who owns REFR?

Insider, institutional, and short-interest positioning.

Institutional ownership

+11.5%

Float: +77.8% of shares outstanding

Insider ownership

+16.8%

Stake held by company insiders. Higher generally signals alignment.

Negative means the company is buying back shares.

Technical

REFR momentum and risk profile

RSI, moving-average stack, beta, and risk-adjusted return.

RSI (14)

28.9

Below 30: short-term oversold

Price vs 200-day MA

-44.2%

50/200-day relationship not available

Beta (5Y)

0.54

Less volatile than the market

Sharpe ratio

-0.16

Risk-adjusted return — higher is better; >1.0 is solid.

Questions

About REFR

Hub-level FAQ points readers to the deeper analysis pages.

What is the current REFR stock rating?

Research Frontiers Incorporated is currently shown with the latest rating in the latest report. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

Where can I read the full REFR analysis?

The full report lives at /stocks/REFR/analysis. The bare ticker page is a product hub that summarizes the latest read and sends readers into the relocated analysis tabs without making the analysis surface depend on the hub.

What fair-value range is used for REFR?

The latest report frames REFR around the latest fair-value range. Treat that range as the entry point, then check the valuation, sensitivity, and bear-case tabs before making an investment decision.

How often is the REFR page updated?

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