Research Solutions (RSSS) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RSSS or RMNI?

Rimini Street has higher revenue and earnings than Research Solutions. Research Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rimini Street, 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	1.79	-$3.79M	-$0.15	-17.67
Rimini Street	$428.75M	0.74	$26.06M	-$0.40	-8.68

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RSSS or RMNI?

33.6% of Research Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.8% of Rimini Street shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Research Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of Rimini Street shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RSSS or RMNI more profitable?

Rimini Street has a net margin of -7.87% compared to Research Solutions' net margin of -8.41%. Research Solutions' return on equity of -6.59% beat Rimini Street's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Research Solutions	-8.41%	-6.59%	-1.96%
Rimini Street	-7.87%	-83.26%	10.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RSSS or RMNI?

Rimini Street received 144 more outperform votes than Research Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Research Solutions an outperform vote while only 63.52% of users gave Rimini Street an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Research Solutions	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Rimini Street	Outperform Votes 155 63.52%	Underperform Votes 89 36.48%

Does the media refer more to RSSS or RMNI?

In the previous week, Research Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Rimini Street. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Research Solutions and 2 mentions for Rimini Street. Rimini Street's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Research Solutions' score of 0.92 indicating that Rimini Street is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Research Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rimini Street	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer RSSS or RMNI?

Research Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 107.55%. Rimini Street has a consensus price target of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 51.30%. Given Research Solutions' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Research Solutions is more favorable than Rimini Street.

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
Rimini Street	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, RSSS or RMNI?

Research Solutions has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rimini Street has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rimini Street beats Research Solutions on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.