Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) versus RTCORE (OTCMKTS:RTME) Critical Contrast

RTCORE (OTCMKTS:RTME) and Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares RTCORE and Research Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RTCORE	N/A	N/A	N/A
Research Solutions	-1.39%	-5.58%	-1.88%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for RTCORE and Research Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RTCORE	0	0	0	0	N/A
Research Solutions	0	0	3	0	3.00

Research Solutions has a consensus target price of $5.12, indicating a potential upside of 96.79%. Given Research Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Research Solutions is more favorable than RTCORE.

Risk and Volatility

RTCORE has a beta of 8.26, meaning that its share price is 726% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Research Solutions has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.6% of Research Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of RTCORE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Research Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares RTCORE and Research Solutions’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RTCORE	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Research Solutions	$37.70 million	2.23	$570,000.00	($0.03)	-86.67

Research Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than RTCORE.

Summary

RTCORE beats Research Solutions on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RTCORE

RTCORE Inc provides software solutions. It engages in the development of Real Time Core Processing System, a cloud-native software to displace the monolithic systems plaguing industries worldwide. The company was formerly known as iSocialy, Inc. and changed its name to RTCORE Inc in September 2020. RTCORE Inc is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About Research Solutions

Research Solutions, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based software-as-a-service research platform. The company is also involved in the transactional sale of published scientific, technical, and medical (STM) content managed, sourced, and delivered through the Transactions platform. Its solutions enable life science and other research intensive organizations to accelerate their research and development activities with access and management STM articles used throughout the intellectual property development lifecycle. 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.