Luna Innovations (LUNA) Competitors $1.13 +0.03 (+2.73%) As of 03:55 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LUNA vs. HQI, SKLZ, CTW, ARAI, RSSS, ASPS, AMWL, XBP, PSQH, and BAERShould you be buying Luna Innovations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luna Innovations include HireQuest (HQI), Skillz (SKLZ), CTW Cayman (CTW), Arrive AI (ARAI), Research Solutions (RSSS), Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), American Well (AMWL), XBP Global (XBP), PSQ (PSQH), and Bridger Aerospace Group (BAER). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Luna Innovations vs. Its Competitors HireQuest Skillz CTW Cayman Arrive AI Research Solutions Altisource Portfolio Solutions American Well XBP Global PSQ Bridger Aerospace Group Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, LUNA or HQI? Luna Innovations has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LUNA or HQI? Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than HireQuest. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLuna Innovations$116.61M0.33$9.28MN/AN/AHireQuest$32.61M3.96$3.67M$0.1850.89 Does the media prefer LUNA or HQI? In the previous week, Luna Innovations had 1 more articles in the media than HireQuest. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Luna Innovations and 0 mentions for HireQuest. Luna Innovations' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat HireQuest's score of 0.00 indicating that Luna Innovations is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Luna Innovations Neutral HireQuest Neutral Do analysts rate LUNA or HQI? HireQuest has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.92%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Luna Innovations.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Luna Innovations 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00HireQuest 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LUNA or HQI? 87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of HireQuest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LUNA or HQI more profitable? HireQuest has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Luna Innovations' net margin of 0.00%. HireQuest's return on equity of 13.88% beat Luna Innovations' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Luna InnovationsN/A N/A N/A HireQuest 7.47%13.88%9.35% SummaryHireQuest beats Luna Innovations on 8 of the 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$38.37M$25.73M$35.54B$10.53BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.84%4.67%P/E RatioN/AN/A26.4926.86Price / Sales0.330.331,137.42185.05Price / Cash3.0357.2328.6531.10Price / BookN/A0.398.346.72Net Income$9.28M-$525K$197.16M$276.35M7 Day Performance6.60%2.04%2.56%3.10%1 Month Performance16.49%20.64%13.71%10.19%1 Year Performance-45.41%105.21%84.12%40.34% Luna Innovations Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LUNALuna Innovations0.2199 of 5 stars$1.13+2.7%N/A-47.1%$38.37M$116.61M0.00390HQIHireQuest3.5604 of 5 stars$9.58-2.6%$13.00+35.7%-30.5%$138.74M$34.60M53.2265,000SKLZSkillz1.9819 of 5 stars$8.17+6.3%$15.00+83.7%+41.6%$133.87M$95.47M-1.94650CTWCTW CaymanN/A$2.05-2.4%N/AN/A$131.04MN/A0.00272Positive NewsGap DownARAIArrive AIN/A$3.61-7.2%N/AN/A$128.47MN/A0.007RSSSResearch Solutions3.6763 of 5 stars$3.87+0.5%$5.00+29.2%+35.8%$126.36M$49.06M129.04130Positive NewsASPSAltisource Portfolio Solutions0.6618 of 5 stars$11.23+1.0%N/A+53.1%$122.17M$160.13M-2.581,160Positive NewsGap UpAMWLAmerican Well3.2329 of 5 stars$6.19-0.2%$9.17+48.2%-33.0%$100.14M$254.36M-0.771,040XBPXBP GlobalN/A$0.81+1.3%N/A-29.3%$93.41M$148.33M0.001,450Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpPSQHPSQ1.9179 of 5 stars$1.97-2.7%$6.00+205.2%-2.7%$92.74M$23.20M-1.4645BAERBridger Aerospace Group2.0171 of 5 stars$1.72+3.6%$5.25+205.2%-18.9%$92.18M$126.49M-2.97166High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HQI Alternatives SKLZ Alternatives CTW Alternatives ARAI Alternatives RSSS Alternatives ASPS Alternatives AMWL Alternatives XBP Alternatives PSQH Alternatives BAER 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 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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