Vivakor (VIVK) Competitors

Vivakor (NASDAQ:VIVK) and Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation & earnings, VIVK or III?

Information Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vivakor. Vivakor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Information Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vivakor	$89.81M	0.45	-$22.19M	-$0.91	-0.95
Information Services Group	$247.59M	0.97	$2.84M	$0.15	33.13

Do analysts rate VIVK or III?

Information Services Group has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Given Information Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Information Services Group is more favorable than Vivakor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vivakor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Information Services Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is VIVK or III more profitable?

Information Services Group has a net margin of 3.27% compared to Vivakor's net margin of -25.05%. Information Services Group's return on equity of 6.87% beat Vivakor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivakor	-25.05%	-27.54%	-11.08%
Information Services Group	3.27%	6.87%	3.14%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VIVK or III?

12.3% of Vivakor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Information Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.8% of Vivakor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Information Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to VIVK or III?

In the previous week, Information Services Group had 3 more articles in the media than Vivakor. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Information Services Group and 5 mentions for Vivakor. Information Services Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Vivakor's score of 0.47 indicating that Information Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vivakor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Information Services Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, VIVK or III?

Vivakor has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Information Services Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Information Services Group beats Vivakor on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.