Research Solutions (RSSS) Competitors $2.78 -0.07 (-2.46%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.78 +0.01 (+0.18%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RSSS vs. RPAY, ADV, ABSI, CNDT, IBEX, OOMA, ZH, MPLN, TRVG, and IMXIShould you be buying Research Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Research Solutions include Repay (RPAY), Advantage Solutions (ADV), Absci (ABSI), Conduent (CNDT), IBEX (IBEX), Ooma (OOMA), Zhihu (ZH), MultiPlan (MPLN), trivago (TRVG), and International Money Express (IMXI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Research Solutions vs. Repay Advantage Solutions Absci Conduent IBEX Ooma Zhihu MultiPlan trivago International Money Express Repay (NASDAQ:RPAY) and Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, RPAY or RSSS? Repay has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Research Solutions has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in RPAY or RSSS? 82.7% of Repay shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of Research Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Repay shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Research Solutions 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. Do analysts prefer RPAY or RSSS? Repay currently has a consensus price target of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 83.29%. Given Repay's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Repay is more favorable than Research Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Repay 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Research Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to RPAY or RSSS? In the previous week, Repay had 20 more articles in the media than Research Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Repay and 0 mentions for Research Solutions. Repay's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Research Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Repay is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Repay Positive Research Solutions Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RPAY or RSSS? Repay received 94 more outperform votes than Research Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Research Solutions an outperform vote while only 60.69% of users gave Repay an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRepayOutperform Votes10560.69% Underperform Votes6839.31% Research SolutionsOutperform Votes1178.57% Underperform Votes321.43% Which has higher earnings & valuation, RPAY or RSSS? Research Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Repay. Repay is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Research Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRepay$309.65M1.38-$110.49M-$0.15-28.73Research Solutions$48.75M1.85-$3.79M-$0.14-19.86 Is RPAY or RSSS more profitable? Research Solutions has a net margin of -8.41% compared to Repay's net margin of -25.53%. Repay's return on equity of 8.73% beat Research Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Repay-25.53% 8.73% 4.65% Research Solutions -8.41%-6.59%-1.96% SummaryRepay beats Research Solutions on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Research Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RSSS 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 RSSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricResearch SolutionsBusiness services IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$90.24M$21.59B$7.64B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A2.62%4.58%4.10%P/E Ratio-18.5337.6623.1519.71Price / Sales1.857.9890.06116.98Price / Cash366.8432.3026.9434.62Price / Book8.185.873.984.50Net Income-$3.79M$692.23M$807.24M$248.18M7 Day Performance-1.07%-1.32%1.05%1.14%1 Month Performance10.32%29.39%11.76%15.20%1 Year Performance-0.36%35.12%18.18%6.56% Research Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RSSSResearch Solutions0.8173 of 5 stars$2.78-2.5%N/A-0.3%$90.24M$48.75M-18.53130Gap UpRPAYRepay3.7301 of 5 stars$4.04+2.5%$9.94+146.0%-56.3%$393.85M$313.04M-4.64580Analyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementGap DownHigh Trading VolumeADVAdvantage Solutions1.6722 of 5 stars$1.21-17.7%$3.50+189.3%-65.5%$388.91M$3.57B-2.9575,000Gap UpABSIAbsci2.4845 of 5 stars$2.93+6.5%$8.40+186.7%-39.5%$373.72M$4.53M-3.15210Positive NewsGap UpCNDTConduent2.6795 of 5 stars$2.30+2.2%N/A-38.5%$372.21M$3.19B1.0662,000Positive NewsIBEXIBEX1.5816 of 5 stars$28.12-8.0%$27.00-4.0%+86.5%$370.96M$521.73M13.2030,000High Trading VolumeOOMAOoma2.3602 of 5 stars$13.38+3.5%$17.63+31.7%+82.1%$368.77M$256.85M-36.16380Upcoming EarningsZHZhihu1.7402 of 5 stars$4.09+5.1%$4.70+14.9%-3.2%$357.13M$3.60B-7.302,650Upcoming EarningsMPLNMultiPlan0.5553 of 5 stars$21.67+0.4%$26.25+21.1%N/A$350.43M$930.62M-0.23170Positive NewsTRVGtrivago0.4294 of 5 stars$4.83-1.4%$4.73-2.2%+111.5%$342.69M$483.53M-483.00710IMXIInternational Money Express3.3399 of 5 stars$11.12+2.1%$20.50+84.4%-43.5%$335.02M$652.55M6.21880Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Repay Alternatives Advantage Solutions Alternatives Absci Alternatives Conduent Alternatives IBEX Alternatives Ooma Alternatives Zhihu Alternatives MultiPlan Alternatives trivago Alternatives International Money Express 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:RSSS) was last updated on 5/21/2025 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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