Luna Innovations (LUNA) Competitors $0.75 0.00 (0.00%) As of 11:29 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LUNA vs. NOTV, SY, MHH, RSSS, TZUP, DLHC, HGBL, TETE, MCTR, and ASPSShould you be buying Luna Innovations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luna Innovations include Inotiv (NOTV), So-Young International (SY), Mastech Digital (MHH), Research Solutions (RSSS), Thumzup Media (TZUP), DLH (DLHC), Heritage Global (HGBL), Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition (TETE), CTRL GROUP (MCTR), and Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Luna Innovations vs. Its Competitors Inotiv So-Young International Mastech Digital Research Solutions Thumzup Media DLH Heritage Global Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition CTRL GROUP Altisource Portfolio Solutions Inotiv (NASDAQ:NOTV) and Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends. Does the media favor NOTV or LUNA? In the previous week, Inotiv and Inotiv both had 2 articles in the media. Inotiv's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Luna Innovations' score of 0.42 indicating that Inotiv is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Inotiv Positive Luna Innovations Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOTV or LUNA? Luna Innovations received 179 more outperform votes than Inotiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.97% of users gave Luna Innovations an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Inotiv an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInotivOutperform Votes2050.00% Underperform Votes2050.00% Luna InnovationsOutperform Votes19954.97% Underperform Votes16345.03% Which has better valuation & earnings, NOTV or LUNA? Luna Innovations has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inotiv. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInotiv$480.40M0.17-$108.44M-$3.19-0.75Luna Innovations$116.61M0.22$9.28MN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, NOTV or LUNA? Inotiv has a beta of 4.08, indicating that its share price is 308% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in NOTV or LUNA? 18.2% of Inotiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Inotiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NOTV or LUNA more profitable? Luna Innovations has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Inotiv's net margin of -25.40%. Luna Innovations' return on equity of 0.00% beat Inotiv's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Inotiv-25.40% -15.41% -3.58% Luna Innovations N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate NOTV or LUNA? Inotiv presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Inotiv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Inotiv is more favorable than Luna Innovations.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Inotiv 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Luna Innovations 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryLuna Innovations beats Inotiv on 8 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 LUNA 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$25.47M$3.37B$14.31B$8.63BDividend YieldN/A2.24%2.60%4.18%P/E RatioN/A122.6634.2320.01Price / Sales0.22166.28315.48157.94Price / Cash3.0334.5730.9334.64Price / BookN/A2.595.454.70Net Income$9.28M$118.81M$195.24M$248.05M7 Day Performance-6.25%3.92%2.56%2.62%1 Month Performance87.50%6.85%3.68%6.32%1 Year Performance-79.11%-16.69%24.12%13.78% Luna Innovations Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LUNALuna Innovations0.4879 of 5 stars$0.75flatN/A-79.9%$25.47M$116.61M0.00390News CoverageNOTVInotiv2.2301 of 5 stars$2.71+4.2%$5.00+84.5%+42.7%$93.10M$480.40M-0.592,100Short Interest ↑SYSo-Young International1.3266 of 5 stars$0.91+6.2%$0.80-12.2%-22.5%$93.09M$1.45B18.222,080Positive NewsGap UpMHHMastech Digital3.8052 of 5 stars$7.50-44.7%N/AN/A$91.77M$200.44M26.901,160Short Interest ↑RSSSResearch Solutions2.1469 of 5 stars$2.75-0.4%N/A+12.8%$89.26M$48.75M-18.33130Trending NewsShort Interest ↓TZUPThumzup MediaN/A$7.98-2.9%N/AN/A$75.88M$487.00-11.746DLHCDLH3.1769 of 5 stars$5.26+5.2%N/A-52.9%$75.67M$377.07M11.952,400Positive NewsHGBLHeritage Global3.3914 of 5 stars$2.11-3.2%$4.00+89.6%-15.3%$74.80M$46.66M7.5460Positive NewsTETETechnology & Telecommunication AcquisitionN/A$12.41+2.4%N/A+3.6%$74.18MN/A0.002High Trading VolumeMCTRCTRL GROUPN/A$4.90+3.8%N/AN/A$73.50M$34.60M0.0020News CoverageGap DownASPSAltisource Portfolio Solutions0.386 of 5 stars$6.13+9.1%N/A-43.4%$68.16M$164.10M-4.322,020Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NOTV Alternatives SY Alternatives MHH Alternatives RSSS Alternatives TZUP Alternatives DLHC Alternatives HGBL Alternatives TETE Alternatives MCTR Alternatives ASPS 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s true trade war strategyThe media and financial pundits are all misreading Trump’s actions. 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