RSSS vs. HGBL, UPLD, KVHI, KOPN, CMBM, YTRA, TSAT, FEIM, BW, and MOBX
Should you be buying Research Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Research Solutions include Heritage Global (HGBL), Upland Software (UPLD), KVH Industries (KVHI), Kopin (KOPN), Cambium Networks (CMBM), Yatra Online (YTRA), Telesat (TSAT), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), and Mobix Labs (MOBX).
Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) and Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Research Solutions had 27 more articles in the media than Heritage Global. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Research Solutions and 2 mentions for Heritage Global. Research Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Heritage Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Research Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Research Solutions received 4 more outperform votes than Heritage Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.92% of users gave Research Solutions an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Heritage Global an outperform vote.
Research Solutions has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heritage Global has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Research Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $4.78, indicating a potential upside of 67.84%. Heritage Global has a consensus price target of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 115.16%. Given Heritage Global's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Heritage Global is more favorable than Research Solutions.
33.6% of Research Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Heritage Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.5% of Research Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Heritage Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Heritage Global has higher revenue and earnings than Research Solutions. Research Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heritage Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Heritage Global has a net margin of 20.60% compared to Research Solutions' net margin of -1.05%. Heritage Global's return on equity of 23.50% beat Research Solutions' return on equity.
Summary
Heritage Global beats Research Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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