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RSSS vs. LTBR, SY, ABSI, OOMA, TSSI, NRC, OPRX, QMMM, TRAK, and SHAP

Should you be buying Research Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Research Solutions include Lightbridge (LTBR), So-Young International (SY), Absci (ABSI), Ooma (OOMA), TSS (TSSI), National Research (NRC), OptimizeRx (OPRX), QMMM (QMMM), ReposiTrak (TRAK), and Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 (SHAP). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

Research Solutions vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Research Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Lightbridge. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Research Solutions and 3 mentions for Lightbridge. Lightbridge's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Research Solutions' score of 0.73 indicating that Lightbridge 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)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lightbridge
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

33.6% of Research Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Lightbridge shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Research Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Lightbridge shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Research Solutions$44.62M2.42-$3.79M-$0.14-23.75
LightbridgeN/AN/A-$11.79M-$0.83-17.01

Research Solutions has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightbridge has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lightbridge has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Research Solutions' net margin of -8.03%. Research Solutions' return on equity of -5.80% beat Lightbridge's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Research Solutions-8.03% -5.80% -1.59%
Lightbridge N/A -26.81%-26.36%

Summary

Research Solutions beats Lightbridge on 8 of the 12 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$108.03M$1.65B$7.72B$10.07B
Dividend YieldN/A2.90%4.57%4.62%
P/E Ratio-23.772.81316.1726.20
Price / Sales2.421.49216.0691.86
Price / Cash375.87184.0728.7759.91
Price / Book9.243.504.586.28
Net Income-$3.79M$47.19M$798.53M$270.85M
7 Day Performance0.15%1.16%0.95%3.58%
1 Month Performance20.47%3.16%1.30%6.67%
1 Year Performance25.47%5.22%26.96%27.74%

Research Solutions Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RSSS
Research Solutions
2.1597 of 5 stars
$3.33
-0.2%
N/A+24.4%$108.03M$44.62M-23.77130News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
LTBR
Lightbridge
0.3428 of 5 stars
$15.13
-2.6%
N/A+458.3%$392.09MN/A-18.236Positive News
SY
So-Young International
2.4693 of 5 stars
$3.84
-2.3%
$5.50
+43.2%
-69.2%$389.52M$200.94M-4.411,800Positive News
Gap Up
ABSI
Absci
2.6809 of 5 stars
$2.39
-3.2%
$7.98
+233.8%
-24.9%$357.36M$4.53M-2.54210News Coverage
Gap Up
OOMA
Ooma
3.0323 of 5 stars
$12.95
0.0%
$17.63
+36.1%
+15.4%$356.59M$256.85M-184.931,186
TSSI
TSS
0.6159 of 5 stars
$13.93
-9.7%
N/A+224.8%$353.20M$148M38.7070
NRC
National Research
1.8555 of 5 stars
$14.69
+0.3%
N/A-24.3%$338.80M$143.06M19.33490News Coverage
OPRX
OptimizeRx
1.4712 of 5 stars
$18.07
-0.9%
$11.81
-34.6%
+158.7%$335.47M$92.13M-33.46100News Coverage
Positive News
Insider Trade
QMMM
QMMM
N/A$5.30
+26.5%
N/A+1,033.2%$303.19M$2.70M0.00N/ANews Coverage
TRAK
ReposiTrak
0.5747 of 5 stars
$16.19
-0.9%
N/AN/A$296.08M$20.45M47.6270
SHAP
Spree Acquisition Corp. 1
N/A$10.91
flat
N/AN/A$283.07MN/A0.00N/A

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This page (NASDAQ:RSSS) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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