Luna Innovations (LUNA) Competitors $0.30 -0.10 (-25.00%) As of 04/17/2025 03:01 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LUNA vs. RSSS, PSQH, TETE, CURR, SKLZ, HGBL, ASPS, OCG, FORA, and PHUNShould you be buying Luna Innovations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luna Innovations include Research Solutions (RSSS), PSQ (PSQH), Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition (TETE), CURRENC Group (CURR), Skillz (SKLZ), Heritage Global (HGBL), Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), Oriental Culture (OCG), Forian (FORA), and Phunware (PHUN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Luna Innovations vs. Research Solutions PSQ Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition CURRENC Group Skillz Heritage Global Altisource Portfolio Solutions Oriental Culture Forian Phunware Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LUNA or RSSS? Luna Innovations received 188 more outperform votes than Research Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Research Solutions an outperform vote while only 55.59% of users gave Luna Innovations an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLuna InnovationsOutperform Votes19955.59% Underperform Votes15944.41% Research SolutionsOutperform Votes1178.57% Underperform Votes321.43% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LUNA or RSSS? 87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of Research Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Research Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LUNA or RSSS more profitable? Luna Innovations has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Research Solutions' net margin of -8.41%. Luna Innovations' return on equity of 0.00% beat Research Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Luna InnovationsN/A N/A N/A Research Solutions -8.41%-6.59%-1.96% Which has more volatility & risk, LUNA or RSSS? Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Research Solutions has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LUNA or RSSS? In the previous week, Research Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Luna Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Research Solutions and 0 mentions for Luna Innovations. Research Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Luna Innovations' score of 0.00 indicating that Research Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Luna Innovations Neutral Research Solutions Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LUNA or RSSS? Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than Research Solutions. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLuna Innovations$116.61M0.09$9.28MN/AN/AResearch Solutions$48.21M1.90-$3.79M-$0.15-18.67 Do analysts rate LUNA or RSSS? Luna Innovations presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,566.67%. Research Solutions has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 96.43%. Given Luna Innovations' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Luna Innovations is more favorable than Research Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Luna Innovations 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Research Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryLuna Innovations beats Research Solutions on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Luna Innovations News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LUNA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LUNA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLuna InnovationsCommercial physical research IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.19M$3.02B$6.97B$7.34BDividend YieldN/A2.66%2.69%4.30%P/E RatioN/A82.4029.4217.80Price / Sales0.09122.86163.6697.73Price / Cash3.0334.5731.6134.64Price / BookN/A2.284.543.98Net Income$9.28M$118.81M$195.94M$247.81M1 Month Performance-57.14%-16.27%-9.40%-7.84%1 Year Performance-89.17%-17.26%4.78%1.60% Luna Innovations Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LUNALuna Innovations1.1658 of 5 stars$0.30-25.0%$8.00+2,566.7%-89.3%$10.19M$116.61M0.00390Analyst ForecastGap DownRSSSResearch Solutions3.3408 of 5 stars$2.39+1.3%$5.50+130.1%-9.1%$78.03M$48.21M-15.93130Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownPSQHPSQ2.1771 of 5 stars$1.75-3.3%$6.00+242.9%-54.0%$75.10M$23.20M-1.3945Gap DownTETETechnology & Telecommunication AcquisitionN/A$12.41+2.4%N/A+5.3%$74.18MN/A0.002High Trading VolumeCURRCURRENC GroupN/A$1.59flat$3.50+120.1%N/A$73.98M$48.72M0.002Earnings ReportGap DownSKLZSkillz1.252 of 5 stars$4.09-1.4%$10.75+162.8%-27.6%$71.29M$95.47M-1.82650HGBLHeritage Global3.236 of 5 stars$1.99-0.5%$4.00+101.0%-21.3%$70.64M$45.36M7.1160ASPSAltisource Portfolio Solutions0.5872 of 5 stars$0.79+4.0%N/A-46.8%$69.26M$160.13M-0.562,020Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsOCGOriental CultureN/A$3.78+9.6%N/A+259.2%$64.07M$1.23M0.0050FORAForian2.4556 of 5 stars$1.96+4.0%$5.00+155.8%-18.9%$60.64M$19.71M-21.72140Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumePHUNPhunware2.1876 of 5 stars$2.65+1.5%$6.83+157.9%-62.4%$53.45M$3.19M-2.76120 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RSSS Alternatives PSQH Alternatives TETE Alternatives CURR Alternatives SKLZ Alternatives HGBL Alternatives ASPS Alternatives OCG Alternatives FORA Alternatives PHUN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LUNA) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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