Research Solutions (RSSS) Competitors

Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) and Zhihu (NYSE:ZH) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RSSS or ZH?

33.6% of Research Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.9% of Zhihu shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Research Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Zhihu shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RSSS or ZH?

Zhihu received 2 more outperform votes than Research Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Research Solutions an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Zhihu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Research Solutions	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Zhihu	Outperform Votes 13 50.00%	Underperform Votes 13 50.00%

Does the media favor RSSS or ZH?

In the previous week, Zhihu had 2 more articles in the media than Research Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Zhihu and 2 mentions for Research Solutions. Research Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Zhihu's score of 1.14 indicating that Research Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Research Solutions	Very Positive
Zhihu	Positive

Do analysts rate RSSS or ZH?

Research Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 124.49%. Zhihu has a consensus price target of $4.70, indicating a potential upside of 29.58%. Given Research Solutions' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Research Solutions is more favorable than Zhihu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Research Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Zhihu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is RSSS or ZH more profitable?

Research Solutions has a net margin of -8.41% compared to Zhihu's net margin of -9.28%. Research Solutions' return on equity of -6.59% beat Zhihu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Research Solutions	-8.41%	-6.59%	-1.96%
Zhihu	-9.28%	-8.01%	-5.65%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RSSS or ZH?

Research Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zhihu. Research Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zhihu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Research Solutions	$48.21M	1.66	-$3.79M	-$0.15	-16.33
Zhihu	$3.60B	0.09	-$118.82M	-$0.24	-15.11

Which has more volatility and risk, RSSS or ZH?

Research Solutions has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zhihu has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Research Solutions beats Zhihu on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.