Luna Innovations (LUNA) Competitors $0.77 -0.08 (-9.41%) As of 08/22/2025 03:53 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LUNA vs. RSSS, YYGH, MHH, NOTE, MNY, DLHC, CURR, OCG, BRAG, and IZEAShould you be buying Luna Innovations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luna Innovations include Research Solutions (RSSS), YY Group (YYGH), Mastech Digital (MHH), FiscalNote (NOTE), MoneyHero (MNY), DLH (DLHC), Currenc Group (CURR), Oriental Culture (OCG), Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG), and Izea Worldwide (IZEA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Luna Innovations vs. Its Competitors Research Solutions YY Group Mastech Digital FiscalNote MoneyHero DLH Currenc Group Oriental Culture Bragg Gaming Group Izea Worldwide Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) and Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, RSSS or LUNA? Research Solutions has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luna Innovations has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is RSSS or LUNA more profitable? Luna Innovations has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Research Solutions' net margin of -8.03%. Luna Innovations' return on equity of 0.00% beat Research Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Research Solutions-8.03% -5.80% -1.59% Luna Innovations N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in RSSS or LUNA? 33.6% of Research Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Research Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are owned by 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, RSSS or LUNA? Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than Research Solutions. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioResearch Solutions$48.75M1.96-$3.79M-$0.14-21.00Luna Innovations$116.61M0.22$9.28MN/AN/A Does the media refer more to RSSS or LUNA? In the previous week, Research Solutions had 12 more articles in the media than Luna Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Research Solutions and 0 mentions for Luna Innovations. Research Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Luna Innovations' score of 0.00 indicating that Research Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Research Solutions Positive Luna Innovations Neutral SummaryLuna Innovations beats Research Solutions on 7 of the 11 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$26.15M$19.96M$24.33B$9.58BDividend YieldN/AN/A2.83%4.10%P/E RatioN/AN/A28.3826.04Price / Sales0.220.2239.12102.77Price / Cash3.0357.2325.7858.48Price / BookN/A0.296.026.61Net Income$9.28M-$525K$197.30M$265.56M7 Day PerformanceN/A3.22%1.54%1.97%1 Month Performance-23.00%10.23%-2.40%-0.36%1 Year Performance-70.27%47.84%32.84%19.03% Luna Innovations Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LUNALuna Innovations0.1475 of 5 stars$0.77-9.4%N/A-70.0%$26.15M$116.61M0.00390RSSSResearch Solutions1.7643 of 5 stars$2.87flatN/A+6.1%$93.16M$44.62M-20.50130News CoverageShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionYYGHYY GroupN/A$2.06+9.0%N/A+177.0%$88.79M$41.10M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeMHHMastech Digital4.6487 of 5 stars$7.35-4.7%N/A-29.8%$86.61M$200M25.351,160NOTEFiscalNote3.0188 of 5 stars$0.52-1.0%$2.44+371.5%-59.7%$82.59M$120.27M-1.62790MNYMoneyHero1.7214 of 5 stars$1.91-1.0%$4.00+109.4%+45.6%$80.88M$71.65M-2.39359Positive NewsDLHCDLH2.9143 of 5 stars$5.50-1.3%N/A-47.6%$80.13M$395.94M17.192,800CURRCurrenc Group2.0558 of 5 stars$1.92+12.9%$3.50+82.3%N/A$79.10M$46.44M-1.812OCGOriental Culture0.2277 of 5 stars$3.56-6.3%N/A+175.5%$73.81M$622.69K0.0050BRAGBragg Gaming Group3.1685 of 5 stars$2.91-0.7%$7.00+140.5%-43.7%$73.38M$110.38M-12.13290High Trading VolumeIZEAIzea Worldwide0.9154 of 5 stars$4.28+1.9%N/A+86.7%$71.44M$36.94M-5.86130 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RSSS Alternatives YYGH Alternatives MHH Alternatives NOTE Alternatives MNY Alternatives DLHC Alternatives CURR Alternatives OCG Alternatives BRAG Alternatives IZEA 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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