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RSSS vs. IMXI, ZH, RMNI, IBEX, SY, LTBR, ABSI, NRC, OPRX, and TSSI

Should you be buying Research Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Research Solutions include International Money Express (IMXI), Zhihu (ZH), Rimini Street (RMNI), IBEX (IBEX), So-Young International (SY), Lightbridge (LTBR), Absci (ABSI), National Research (NRC), OptimizeRx (OPRX), and TSS (TSSI). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

Research Solutions vs. Its Competitors

Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) and International Money Express (NASDAQ:IMXI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Research Solutions has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Money Express has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, International Money Express had 4 more articles in the media than Research Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for International Money Express and 6 mentions for Research Solutions. International Money Express' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Research Solutions' score of 0.84 indicating that International Money Express is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Research Solutions
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
International Money Express
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

International Money Express has higher revenue and earnings than Research Solutions. Research Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Money Express, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Research Solutions$48.75M2.33-$3.79M-$0.14-25.00
International Money Express$642.15M0.67$58.82M$1.648.84

International Money Express has a net margin of 8.01% compared to Research Solutions' net margin of -8.03%. International Money Express' return on equity of 42.08% beat Research Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Research Solutions-8.03% -5.80% -1.59%
International Money Express 8.01%42.08%12.03%

International Money Express has a consensus target price of $19.60, indicating a potential upside of 35.13%. Given International Money Express' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Money Express is more favorable than Research Solutions.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Research Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
International Money Express
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

33.6% of Research Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of International Money Express shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Research Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of International Money Express shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

International Money Express beats Research Solutions on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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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RSSS vs. The Competition

MetricResearch SolutionsPRINTING IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$113.61M$1.65B$7.80B$10.27B
Dividend YieldN/A2.85%4.56%4.60%
P/E Ratio-25.002.77309.7526.39
Price / Sales2.331.45212.23166.99
Price / CashN/A133.3527.9029.90
Price / Book9.723.614.606.30
Net Income-$3.79M$47.19M$798.53M$270.30M
7 Day Performance8.70%2.24%1.18%1.98%
1 Month Performance21.95%7.11%1.61%6.16%
1 Year Performance30.11%4.44%27.11%27.93%

Research Solutions Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RSSS
Research Solutions
2.3281 of 5 stars
$3.50
+3.9%
N/A+23.0%$113.61M$48.75M-25.00130Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
IMXI
International Money Express
3.4884 of 5 stars
$14.44
-0.3%
$19.60
+35.7%
-21.5%$429.83M$658.65M8.801,303Positive News
ZH
Zhihu
1.4397 of 5 stars
$5.05
+3.7%
$4.70
-6.9%
+65.0%$425.23M$493.05M22.961,887Short Interest ↑
RMNI
Rimini Street
2.9868 of 5 stars
$4.59
+2.0%
$6.25
+36.2%
+133.0%$416.33M$428.75M-114.722,040Short Interest ↑
IBEX
IBEX
1.7502 of 5 stars
$29.63
+0.9%
$27.00
-8.9%
+98.7%$392.61M$508.57M12.9430,000Trending News
Insider Trade
Gap Down
SY
So-Young International
2.1546 of 5 stars
$4.14
+10.7%
$5.50
+32.9%
-68.8%$375.97M$200.94M-4.761,800News Coverage
LTBR
Lightbridge
0.444 of 5 stars
$14.31
+0.6%
N/A+499.2%$368.76MN/A-17.246News Coverage
Positive News
ABSI
Absci
2.7992 of 5 stars
$2.51
+2.0%
$7.98
+217.8%
-32.8%$367.83M$4.53M-2.67210
NRC
National Research
1.8058 of 5 stars
$15.75
+2.3%
N/A-26.0%$355.18M$143.06M20.72490News Coverage
OPRX
OptimizeRx
1.4196 of 5 stars
$18.29
-2.8%
$11.81
-35.4%
+122.2%$349.39M$92.13M-33.87100Positive News
TSSI
TSS
0.5206 of 5 stars
$13.53
-1.3%
N/A+210.1%$347.74M$148M37.5870News Coverage
Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:RSSS) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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