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$1.36 +0.01 (+0.74%)
As of 09/4/2026 02:36 PM Eastern

LUNA vs. DTCX, AUC, QMLS, SKYX, and AP

Should you buy Luna Innovations stock or one of its competitors? Luna Innovations's main competitors and comparable companies include THUMZUP MEDIA (DTCX), ATIF (AUC), QumulusAI (QMLS), SKYX Platforms (SKYX), and Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does Luna Innovations compare to THUMZUP MEDIA?

THUMZUP MEDIA (NASDAQ:DTCX) and Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. 43.5% of THUMZUP MEDIA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, THUMZUP MEDIA had 1 more articles in the media than Luna Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for THUMZUP MEDIA and 1 mentions for Luna Innovations. THUMZUP MEDIA's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Luna Innovations'average media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
THUMZUP MEDIA
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Luna Innovations
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than THUMZUP MEDIA. THUMZUP MEDIA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luna Innovations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
THUMZUP MEDIA$8.97M9.00-$8.50M-$1.11N/A
Luna Innovations$116.61M0.40$9.28M$0.0622.67

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
THUMZUP MEDIA
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Luna Innovations
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Luna Innovations has a net margin of 0.00% compared to THUMZUP MEDIA's net margin of -195.52%. Luna Innovations' return on equity of 0.00% beat THUMZUP MEDIA's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
THUMZUP MEDIA-195.52% -27.02% -26.81%
Luna Innovations N/A N/A N/A

THUMZUP MEDIA has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Luna Innovations beats THUMZUP MEDIA on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luna Innovations compare to ATIF?

Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and ATIF (NASDAQ:AUC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than ATIF. ATIF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luna Innovations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Luna Innovations$116.61M0.40$9.28M$0.0622.67
ATIF$1.20M6.84-$4.60M-$5.04N/A

87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.2% of ATIF shares are held by 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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Luna InnovationsN/A N/A N/A
ATIF N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Luna Innovations had 1 more articles in the media than ATIF. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Luna Innovations and 0 mentions for ATIF. Luna Innovations' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ATIF'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Luna Innovations Neutral
ATIF Neutral

Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATIF has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

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)
0.00
ATIF
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Luna Innovations beats ATIF on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luna Innovations compare to QumulusAI?

Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and QumulusAI (NASDAQ:QMLS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than QumulusAI.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Luna Innovations$116.61M0.40$9.28M$0.0622.67
QumulusAIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Luna InnovationsN/A N/A N/A
QumulusAI N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, QumulusAI had 2 more articles in the media than Luna Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for QumulusAI and 1 mentions for Luna Innovations. QumulusAI's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Luna Innovations' score of 0.00 indicating that QumulusAI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Luna Innovations
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
QumulusAI
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

QumulusAI has a consensus target price of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 315.25%. Given QumulusAI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QumulusAI 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)
0.00
QumulusAI
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Summary

QumulusAI beats Luna Innovations on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luna Innovations compare to SKYX Platforms?

Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and SKYX Platforms (NASDAQ:SKYX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

SKYX Platforms has a consensus price target of $4.67, suggesting a potential upside of 240.63%. Given SKYX Platforms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SKYX Platforms 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)
0.00
SKYX Platforms
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than SKYX Platforms. SKYX Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luna Innovations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Luna Innovations$116.61M0.40$9.28M$0.0622.67
SKYX Platforms$92.01M2.02-$33.42M-$0.27N/A

87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of SKYX Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.2% of SKYX Platforms shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Luna Innovations has a net margin of 0.00% compared to SKYX Platforms' net margin of -34.34%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Luna InnovationsN/A N/A N/A
SKYX Platforms -34.34%N/A -49.28%

In the previous week, SKYX Platforms had 2 more articles in the media than Luna Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SKYX Platforms and 1 mentions for Luna Innovations. SKYX Platforms' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Luna Innovations' score of 0.00 indicating that SKYX Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Luna Innovations
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
SKYX Platforms
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SKYX Platforms has a beta of -3491.36, indicating that its stock price is 349,236% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Luna Innovations and SKYX Platforms tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luna Innovations compare to Ampco-Pittsburgh?

Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and Ampco-Pittsburgh (NYSE:AP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its share price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ampco-Pittsburgh has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Luna Innovations has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ampco-Pittsburgh's net margin of -13.84%. Luna Innovations' return on equity of 0.00% beat Ampco-Pittsburgh's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Luna InnovationsN/A N/A N/A
Ampco-Pittsburgh -13.84%-3.53%-0.38%

In the previous week, Luna Innovations and Luna Innovations both had 1 articles in the media. Luna Innovations' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ampco-Pittsburgh'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Luna Innovations
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ampco-Pittsburgh
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Ampco-Pittsburgh shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Luna Innovations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ampco-Pittsburgh. Ampco-Pittsburgh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luna Innovations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Luna Innovations$116.61M0.40$9.28M$0.0622.67
Ampco-Pittsburgh$428.04M0.42-$66.07M-$2.93N/A

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)
0.00
Ampco-Pittsburgh
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Luna Innovations beats Ampco-Pittsburgh on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LUNA vs. The Competition

MetricLuna InnovationsCommercial physical research IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$45.85M$45.85M$10.43B$12.92B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A97.26%8.90%
P/E Ratio22.6722.6726.2725.42
Price / Sales0.400.40380.7597.20
Price / Cash3.033.0324.1052.28
Price / BookN/AN/A4.626.17
Net Income$9.28M$9.28M$609.95M$349.50M
7 Day PerformanceN/AN/A-0.77%-0.15%
1 Month Performance7.94%7.94%-1.50%1.02%
1 Year Performance40.21%40.21%9.49%14.50%

Luna Innovations Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LUNA
Luna Innovations
N/A$1.36
+0.7%
N/A+41.7%$45.85M$116.61M22.67390
DTCX
THUMZUP MEDIA
0.2599 of 5 stars
$2.08
-6.3%
N/AN/A$89.12M$6.96MN/A6
AUC
ATIF
0.4112 of 5 stars
$6.70
flat
N/A+4.5%$8.87M$1.20MN/A10
QMLS
QumulusAI
2.8108 of 5 stars
$5.59
-4.8%
$24.50
+338.3%
N/A$196.40MN/AN/A29
SKYX
SKYX Platforms
2.9835 of 5 stars
$1.26
-6.0%
$4.67
+270.4%
+19.1%$181.48M$92.01MN/A30

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This page (NASDAQ:LUNA) was last updated on 9/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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