LUNA vs. SKLZ, VCSA, NOTE, ASPS, BRAG, BAER, RSSS, PSQH, QMMM, and TZUP
Should you be buying Luna Innovations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luna Innovations include Skillz (SKLZ), Vacasa (VCSA), FiscalNote (NOTE), Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG), Bridger Aerospace Group (BAER), Research Solutions (RSSS), PSQ (PSQH), QMMM (QMMM), and Thumzup Media (TZUP). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Luna Innovations vs. Its Competitors
Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
In the previous week, Luna Innovations had 2 more articles in the media than Skillz. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Luna Innovations and 2 mentions for Skillz. Skillz's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Luna Innovations' score of 0.32 indicating that Skillz is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Skillz has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 118.98%. Given Skillz's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Skillz is more favorable than Luna Innovations.
Luna Innovations has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Skillz's net margin of -39.33%. Luna Innovations' return on equity of 0.00% beat Skillz's return on equity.
87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Skillz shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.4% of Skillz shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than Skillz.
Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillz has a beta of 2.76, meaning that its stock price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Luna Innovations and Skillz tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:LUNA) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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