Vivakor (VIVKD) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison

Vivakor (OTCMKTS:VIVKD) is one of 271 public companies in the “IT Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Vivakor to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Vivakor and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vivakor	1	0	0	0	1.00
Vivakor Competitors	1989	5645	9448	342	2.47

As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 31.54%. Given Vivakor’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vivakor has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.3% of Vivakor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of Vivakor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Vivakor has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivakor’s rivals have a beta of 2.16, suggesting that their average stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vivakor and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vivakor	$104.42 million	-$110.23 million	-0.00
Vivakor Competitors	$3.32 billion	$227.67 million	-20.84

Vivakor’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Vivakor. Vivakor is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Vivakor and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivakor	-105.57%	-141.06%	-56.70%
Vivakor Competitors	-191.32%	-32.18%	-8.63%

Summary

Vivakor rivals beat Vivakor on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Vivakor Company Profile

Vivakor, Inc. operates, acquires, and develops technologies and assets in the oil and gas industry and related environmental solutions in the United States and Kuwait. The company owns and operates a crude oil gathering, storage, and transportation facility in Delhi, Louisiana. It also owns a crude oil storage tank located near Colorado City, Texas. In addition, the company offers remediation of soil and the extraction of hydrocarbons, such as oil from properties contaminated by or laden with heavy crude oil and other hydrocarbon-based substances. The company was formerly known as NGI Holdings, LLC and changed its name to Vivakor, Inc. in April 2008. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Dallas, Texas.