Research Solutions, Inc.

NasdaqCM:RSSS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$104.6m

Research Solutions Valuation

Is RSSS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of RSSS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

US$6.54
Fair Value
49.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: RSSS ($3.32) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($6.54)

Significantly Below Fair Value: RSSS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for RSSS?

Key metric: As RSSS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for RSSS. This is calculated by dividing RSSS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is RSSS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio82.4x
EarningsUS$1.27m
Market CapUS$104.64m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does RSSS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for RSSS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average74.2x
MLGO MicroAlgo
14.1xn/aUS$101.0m
CHOW ChowChow Cloud International Holdings
230xn/aUS$333.6m
III Information Services Group
33.9x21.90%US$273.3m
DAVA Endava
18.7x-1.17%US$524.2m
RSSS Research Solutions
82.4x64.27%US$104.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: RSSS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (82.4x) compared to the peer average (74.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does RSSS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US IT Industry?

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MASK 3 E Network Technology Group
2.9xn/aUS$5.98m
GTCH GBT Technologies
0.3xn/aUS$3.85m
MITI Mitesco
1.3xn/aUS$2.40m
GMTH GMTech
2.2xn/aUS$744.00k
RSSS 82.4xIndustry Avg. 28.9xNo. of Companies6PE020406080100+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: RSSS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (82.4x) compared to the US IT industry average (29.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is RSSS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

RSSS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio82.4x
Fair PE Ratio55.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: RSSS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (82.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (55.9x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst RSSS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$3.32
US$5.33
+60.64%
8.84%US$6.00US$5.00n/a3
Oct ’26US$3.62
US$5.33
+47.33%
8.84%US$6.00US$5.00n/a3
Sep ’26US$3.03
US$5.12
+68.87%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Aug ’26US$2.65
US$5.12
+93.08%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Jul ’26US$2.86
US$5.12
+78.90%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Jun ’26US$2.76
US$5.12
+85.39%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
May ’26US$2.78
US$5.12
+84.05%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Apr ’26US$2.60
US$5.12
+96.79%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Mar ’26US$2.98
US$5.12
+71.70%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Feb ’26US$3.84
US$5.12
+33.25%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Jan ’26US$4.15
US$5.12
+23.29%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Dec ’25US$3.47
US$5.12
+47.45%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Nov ’25US$2.63
US$5.12
+94.92%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35n/a3
Oct ’25US$2.71
US$5.12
+88.81%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35US$3.623
Sep ’25US$2.78
US$5.12
+84.05%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35US$3.033
Aug ’25US$2.81
US$5.12
+82.09%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35US$2.653
Jul ’25US$2.59
US$5.12
+97.55%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35US$2.863
Jun ’25US$2.61
US$5.12
+96.04%
13.26%US$6.00US$4.35US$2.763
May ’25US$2.87
US$4.78
+66.67%
6.41%US$5.00US$4.35US$2.783
Apr ’25US$3.06
US$4.68
+52.78%
6.95%US$5.00US$4.35US$2.602
Mar ’25US$3.12
US$4.68
+49.84%
6.95%US$5.00US$4.35US$2.982
Feb ’25US$2.77
US$4.68
+68.77%
6.95%US$5.00US$4.35US$3.842
Jan ’25US$2.60
US$4.68
+79.81%
6.95%US$5.00US$4.35US$4.152
Dec ’24US$2.40
US$4.68
+94.79%
6.95%US$5.00US$4.35US$3.472
Nov ’24US$2.35
US$4.68
+98.94%
6.95%US$5.00US$4.35US$2.632
Oct ’24US$2.50
US$4.68
+87.00%
6.95%US$5.00US$4.35US$2.712
US$5.33
Fair Value
37.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/29 16:17
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/29 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Research Solutions, Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jacob StephanLake Street Capital Markets, LLC
Allen KleeMaxim Group
Richard BaldryRoth Capital Partners