Vivakor (VIVK) Competitors

Vivakor (NASDAQ:VIVK) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) 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 risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VIVK or HQI?

12.3% of Vivakor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 47.8% of Vivakor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of HireQuest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, VIVK or HQI?

HireQuest has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vivakor. Vivakor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HireQuest, 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	0.44	-$22.19M	-$0.91	-0.92
HireQuest	$34.60M	3.92	$3.67M	$0.25	38.80

Do analysts prefer VIVK or HQI?

HireQuest has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.95%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HireQuest 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
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is VIVK or HQI more profitable?

HireQuest has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Vivakor's net margin of -25.05%. HireQuest's return on equity of 13.80% beat Vivakor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivakor	-25.05%	-27.54%	-11.08%
HireQuest	10.15%	13.80%	8.97%

Does the media prefer VIVK or HQI?

In the previous week, Vivakor and Vivakor both had 1 articles in the media. Vivakor's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat HireQuest's score of 0.93 indicating that Vivakor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vivakor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HireQuest	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, VIVK or HQI?

Vivakor has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HireQuest beats Vivakor on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.