Analyzing Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) and International Money Express (NASDAQ:IMXI)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.6% of Research Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of International Money Express shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Research Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of International Money Express shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Research Solutions has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Money Express has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Research Solutions and International Money Express”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Research Solutions	$48.21 million	1.76	-$3.79 million	($0.15)	-17.33
International Money Express	$658.65 million	0.61	$59.51 million	$1.79	7.27

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Research Solutions and International Money Express, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Research Solutions	0	0	2	0	3.00
International Money Express	0	4	3	0	2.43

Research Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 111.54%. International Money Express has a consensus target price of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 88.17%. Given Research Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Research Solutions is more favorable than International Money Express.

Profitability

This table compares Research Solutions and International Money Express’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Research Solutions	-8.41%	-6.59%	-1.96%
International Money Express	9.15%	46.30%	11.93%

Summary

International Money Express beats Research Solutions on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Research Solutions

Research Solutions, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides research cloud-based software-as-a-service software platform and related services to corporate, academic, government and individual researchers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides Discover platform that facilitates search discovery across virtually all scientific, technical, and medical (STM) articles available, including free basic search solutions and advanced search tools, which include the Resolute.ai and scite.ai products, a tools that allows for searching and identifying relevant research and find insights in other datasets adjacent to STM content, such as clinical trial, patent, life science and medtech regulatory information, competitor and technology landscape insights in addition to searching the customer’s internal datasets. The company also offers Article Galaxy, a solution that allows research organizations to load their entitlements, consisting of subscriptions, discount or token packages, and their existing library of articles. In addition, it provides Manage platform, a references solution that allows users to access the article inside the platform including setting up personal folders or team folders and allows researchers to markup and take notes on the articles in a supported browser on a desktop or tablet. Further, the company’s platform facilitates the sale of published STM content sold as individual articles. The company was formerly known as Derycz Scientific, Inc. and changed its name to Research Solutions, Inc. in March 2013. Research Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.

About International Money Express

International Money Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an omnichannel money remittance services company in the United States, Latin America, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. The company offers remittance services, which include a suite of ancillary financial processing solutions and payment services; and online payment options, pre-paid debit cards, and direct deposit payroll cards. It provides services through sending and paying agents and company-operated stores, as well as through online and Internet-enabled mobile devices. International Money Express, Inc. is headquartered in Miami, Florida.