Research Frontiers Inc (REFR)
NASDAQInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-15
$0.36-5.46%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Electronic Components is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Revenue growth recovers above -55% decline: metric not reported.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 46% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 85% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskREFR's revenue growth must recover to justify its current valuation. Recent financial performance has been weak, with revenue declining over 55%. The stock trades at 20.3 times sales, compared to a peer median of 3.9 times. The market appears to be pricing in more growth than is realistic. If REFR misses again next quarter, the pressure on estimates could increase. Peer multiples imply a price about 153% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. REFR is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electronic Components — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Partnership enhances product offerings and market position.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.