How to buy Research Frontiers Incorporated stock (REFR)

Research Frontiers Incorporated is an electronic components business based in the US. Research Frontiers Incorporated shares (REFR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $1.62 – a decrease of 11.48% over the previous week. Research Frontiers Incorporated employs 6 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.5 million.

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Research Frontiers Incorporated stock price (NASDAQ: REFR)

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Research Frontiers Incorporated shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$1.62
52-week range	$0.91 - $2.41
50-day moving average more info button	$2.00
200-day moving average more info button	$1.88
Wall St. target price	$3.00
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-0.04

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Research Frontiers Incorporated price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $1.62 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-11.48%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-13.37%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-30.17%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-12.90%

1 year (2023-12-22)	70.89%
2 years (2022-12-22)	-19.80%
3 years (2021-12-22)	1.73
5 years (2019-12-20)	3.17

Research Frontiers Incorporated financials

Revenue TTM	$1.5 million
Gross profit TTM	$-2,016,003
Return on assets TTM	-22.89%
Return on equity TTM	-35.45%
Profit margin	-80.52%
Book value	$0.08
Market Capitalization more info button	$51.3 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Research Frontiers Incorporated share dividends

We're not expecting Research Frontiers Incorporated to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Research Frontiers Incorporated's shares ever split?

Research Frontiers Incorporated's shares were split on a 5:4 basis on 15 February 1994 . So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Research Frontiers Incorporated shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Research Frontiers Incorporated shares which in turn could have impacted Research Frontiers Incorporated's share price.

Research Frontiers Incorporated share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Research Frontiers Incorporated's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.9111 up to $2.4147. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Research Frontiers Incorporated's is 0.265. This would suggest that Research Frontiers Incorporated's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Research Frontiers Incorporated overview

Research Frontiers Incorporated engages in the development and marketing of technology and devices to control the flow of light worldwide. It develops and licenses suspended particle device (SPD-Smart) light-control technology to companies that manufacture and market the SPD-Smart chemical emulsion, light-control film made from the chemical emulsion, the light-control panels made by laminating the film, and electronics to power end-products incorporating the film, as well as lamination services for and the end-products, such as windows, skylights, and sunroofs. The company's SPD-Smart light-control technology is used in various product applications, including windows, sunshades, skylights, and interior partitions for homes and buildings; automotive windows, sunroofs, sun-visors, sunshades, rear-view mirrors, instrument panels, and navigation systems; aircraft windows; museum display panels, and eyewear products; and flat panel displays for electronic products. It serves architectural, automotive, marine, and aerospace and appliance applications. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Woodbury, New York. .

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Research Frontiers Incorporated is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 17.738% of Research Frontiers Incorporated shares are held by insiders and 9.859% by institutions. How many people work for Research Frontiers Incorporated?
Latest data suggests 6 work at Research Frontiers Incorporated. When does the fiscal year end for Research Frontiers Incorporated?
Research Frontiers Incorporated's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Research Frontiers Incorporated based?
Research Frontiers Incorporated's address is: 240 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY, United States, 11797-2033 What is Research Frontiers Incorporated's ISIN number?
Research Frontiers Incorporated's international securities identification number is: US7609111072 What is Research Frontiers Incorporated's CUSIP number?
Research Frontiers Incorporated's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 760911107