Do analysts prefer HQI or LUNA?

HireQuest currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Luna Innovations. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HireQuest 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Luna Innovations 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HQI or LUNA?

Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than HireQuest. HireQuest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luna Innovations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio HireQuest $30.64M 5.79 $6.33M $0.46 27.76 Luna Innovations $116.61M 0.36 $9.28M $0.03 41.33

Do analysts rate TRAK or LUNA?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ReposiTrak 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Luna Innovations 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts recommend LUNA or SY?

So-Young International has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 257.14%. Given So-Young International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe So-Young International 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 So-Young International 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts recommend LUNA or THRY?

Thryv has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 121.45%. Given Thryv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Thryv 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 Thryv 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LUNA or THRY?

Luna Innovations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Thryv. Thryv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luna Innovations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Luna Innovations $116.61M 0.36 $9.28M $0.03 41.33 Thryv $785.02M 0.24 $310K $0.32 13.41

Do analysts prefer LUNA or CTW?

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 CTW Cayman 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, LUNA or CTW?

Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than CTW Cayman. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Luna Innovations $116.61M 0.36 $9.28M $0.03 41.33 CTW Cayman $90.09M 1.84 $3.83M N/A N/A

Is LUNA or CTW more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Luna Innovations N/A N/A N/A CTW Cayman N/A N/A N/A

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LUNA vs. HQI, TRAK, SY, THRY, and CTW

Should you buy Luna Innovations stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Luna Innovations with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Luna Innovations include HireQuest (HQI), ReposiTrak (TRAK), So-Young International (SY), Thryv (THRY), and CTW Cayman (CTW). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does Luna Innovations compare to HireQuest?

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

HireQuest has a net margin of 21.98% compared to Luna Innovations' net margin of 0.00%. HireQuest's return on equity of 14.90% beat Luna Innovations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HireQuest	21.98%	14.90%	10.90%
Luna Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Luna Innovations'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HireQuest	Neutral
Luna Innovations	Neutral

HireQuest has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HireQuest	$30.64M	5.79	$6.33M	$0.46	27.76
Luna Innovations	$116.61M	0.36	$9.28M	$0.03	41.33

12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. 42.9% of HireQuest 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

HireQuest currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Luna Innovations.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Luna Innovations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

HireQuest beats Luna Innovations on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luna Innovations compare to ReposiTrak?

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

In the previous week, ReposiTrak's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Luna Innovations'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ReposiTrak	Neutral
Luna Innovations	Neutral

27.4% of ReposiTrak shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. 41.0% of ReposiTrak 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

ReposiTrak has a net margin of 30.75% compared to Luna Innovations' net margin of 0.00%. ReposiTrak's return on equity of 14.44% beat Luna Innovations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ReposiTrak	30.75%	14.44%	12.85%
Luna Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A

ReposiTrak has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ReposiTrak	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Luna Innovations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ReposiTrak	$23.47M	7.56	$6.98M	$0.37	26.38
Luna Innovations	$116.61M	0.36	$9.28M	$0.03	41.33

Summary

ReposiTrak beats Luna Innovations on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luna Innovations compare to So-Young International?

Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) and So-Young International (NASDAQ:SY) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

So-Young International has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 257.14%. Given So-Young International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe So-Young International 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
So-Young International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Luna Innovations' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled So-Young International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Luna Innovations	Neutral
So-Young International	Neutral

87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of So-Young International shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of So-Young International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, So-Young International has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Luna Innovations	$116.61M	0.36	$9.28M	$0.03	41.33
So-Young International	$1.66B	0.09	-$34.65M	-$0.36	N/A

Luna Innovations has a net margin of 0.00% compared to So-Young International's net margin of -15.59%. Luna Innovations' return on equity of 0.00% beat So-Young International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luna Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A
So-Young International	-15.59%	-13.95%	-9.10%

Summary

Luna Innovations beats So-Young International on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luna Innovations compare to Thryv?

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

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Luna Innovations	$116.61M	0.36	$9.28M	$0.03	41.33
Thryv	$785.02M	0.24	$310K	$0.32	13.41

In the previous week, Luna Innovations' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Thryv'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Luna Innovations	Neutral
Thryv	Neutral

87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Thryv shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Thryv 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.

Luna Innovations has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its share price is 91% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Thryv has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Thryv has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 121.45%. Given Thryv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Thryv 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
Thryv	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Thryv has a net margin of 1.88% compared to Luna Innovations' net margin of 0.00%. Thryv's return on equity of 6.58% beat Luna Innovations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luna Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Thryv	1.88%	6.58%	2.09%

Summary

Thryv beats Luna Innovations on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luna Innovations compare to CTW Cayman?

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

In the previous week, Luna Innovations' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CTW Cayman'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Luna Innovations	Neutral
CTW Cayman	Neutral

Luna Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than CTW Cayman.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Luna Innovations	$116.61M	0.36	$9.28M	$0.03	41.33
CTW Cayman	$90.09M	1.84	$3.83M	N/A	N/A

87.5% of Luna Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Luna Innovations shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luna Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTW Cayman	N/A	N/A	N/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
CTW Cayman	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Luna Innovations beats CTW Cayman on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.

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Metric	Luna Innovations	Commercial physical research Industry	Business Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$42.11M	$22.75M	$6.98B	$12.47B
Dividend Yield	N/A	N/A	3.12%	6.51%
P/E Ratio	41.33	20.67	29.83	24.70
Price / Sales	0.36	0.36	369.17	97.28
Price / Cash	3.03	57.23	23.78	57.09
Price / Book	N/A	0.15	5.90	6.46
Net Income	$9.28M	-$525K	$205.38M	$337.01M
7 Day Performance	-3.13%	-0.46%	1.90%	1.69%
1 Month Performance	6.90%	-5.89%	3.77%	3.81%
1 Year Performance	31.22%	2.82%	18.90%	23.90%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LUNA Luna Innovations	N/A	$1.24 flat	N/A	+31.2%	$42.11M	$116.61M	41.33	390	Gap Down
HQI HireQuest	4.3455 of 5 stars	$12.54 +1.2%	$15.00 +19.6%	+22.5%	$172.22M	$29.69M	27.26	75,000
TRAK ReposiTrak	1.057 of 5 stars	$9.12 +1.8%	N/A	-51.3%	$162.84M	$22.61M	24.65	70	Ex-Dividend
SY So-Young International	2.4324 of 5 stars	$1.47 -6.1%	$5.50 +274.1%	-52.3%	$159M	$217.84M	N/A	2,348	Gap Up
THRY Thryv	4.135 of 5 stars	$3.68 +9.2%	$9.50 +158.2%	-66.7%	$149.46M	$785.02M	11.50	2,729

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LUNA vs. HQI, TRAK, SY, THRY, and CTW

How does Luna Innovations compare to HireQuest?

Is HQI or LUNA more profitable?

Does the media prefer HQI or LUNA?

Which has more risk and volatility, HQI or LUNA?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HQI or LUNA?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HQI or LUNA?

Do analysts prefer HQI or LUNA?

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How does Luna Innovations compare to ReposiTrak?

Does the media favor TRAK or LUNA?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TRAK or LUNA?

Is TRAK or LUNA more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, TRAK or LUNA?

Do analysts rate TRAK or LUNA?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TRAK or LUNA?

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How does Luna Innovations compare to So-Young International?

Do analysts recommend LUNA or SY?

Does the media prefer LUNA or SY?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LUNA or SY?

Which has more risk & volatility, LUNA or SY?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LUNA or SY?

Is LUNA or SY more profitable?

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How does Luna Innovations compare to Thryv?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LUNA or THRY?

Does the media favor LUNA or THRY?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LUNA or THRY?

Which has more risk and volatility, LUNA or THRY?

Do analysts recommend LUNA or THRY?

Is LUNA or THRY more profitable?

Summary

How does Luna Innovations compare to CTW Cayman?

Does the media prefer LUNA or CTW?

Which has better valuation & earnings, LUNA or CTW?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LUNA or CTW?

Is LUNA or CTW more profitable?

Do analysts prefer LUNA or CTW?

Summary

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