Nano Labs (NASDAQ:NA) and Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) Critical Analysis

Atomera (NASDAQ:ATOM) and Nano Labs (NASDAQ:NA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Atomera and Nano Labs’ 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%
Nano Labs	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Atomera has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nano Labs has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

30.8% of Atomera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.7% of Nano Labs shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Atomera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atomera and Nano Labs”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atomera	$550,000.00	302.97	-$19.79 million	($0.70)	-8.27
Nano Labs	$11.06 million	2.05	-$35.70 million	N/A	N/A

Atomera has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nano Labs.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Atomera and Nano Labs, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atomera	0	0	1	0	3.00
Nano Labs	0	0	0	0	0.00

Atomera presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.90%. Given Atomera’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Atomera is more favorable than Nano Labs.

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 Nano Labs

Nano Labs Ltd operates as a fabless integrated circuit design company and product solution provider in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It develops high throughput computing and high-performance computing chips. The company also offers distributed computing and storage solutions, smart network interface cards, and vision computing chips, as well as distributed rendering technology. In addition, it engages in the research and development of software. Its customers include enterprises and individual buyers. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.