Vivakor (VIVK) Competitors $0.86 +0.03 (+3.03%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.85 -0.01 (-0.72%) As of 07/18/2025 06:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VIVK vs. HQI, ATLN, YYGH, AMWL, OCG, VCSA, TZUP, SKLZ, BRAG, and PSQHShould you be buying Vivakor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vivakor include HireQuest (HQI), Atlantic International (ATLN), YY Group (YYGH), American Well (AMWL), Oriental Culture (OCG), Vacasa (VCSA), Thumzup Media (TZUP), Skillz (SKLZ), Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG), and PSQ (PSQH). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Vivakor vs. Its Competitors HireQuest Atlantic International YY Group American Well Oriental Culture Vacasa Thumzup Media Skillz Bragg Gaming Group PSQ HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) and Vivakor (NASDAQ:VIVK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer HQI or VIVK? HireQuest currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.10%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Vivakor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HireQuest 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Vivakor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HQI or VIVK? HireQuest has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHireQuest$34.60M3.97$3.67M$0.2539.24Vivakor$89.81M0.45-$22.19M-$0.91-0.94 Which has more risk & volatility, HQI or VIVK? HireQuest has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivakor has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HQI or VIVK 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 HireQuest10.15% 13.80% 8.97% Vivakor -25.05%-27.54%-11.08% Does the media favor HQI or VIVK? In the previous week, HireQuest and HireQuest both had 1 articles in the media. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vivakor'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HireQuest 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Vivakor 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HQI or VIVK? 12.0% of HireQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Vivakor shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of HireQuest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.8% of Vivakor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHireQuest beats Vivakor on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Vivakor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIVK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VIVK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VIVK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVivakorTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$39.40M$2.48B$15.02B$9.40BDividend YieldN/A1.45%2.74%4.03%P/E Ratio-0.9431.0128.0819.82Price / Sales0.4537.4943.5598.20Price / CashN/A46.3327.2658.27Price / Book0.315.516.205.65Net Income-$22.19M$33.22M$195.71M$257.91M7 Day Performance9.67%10.02%3.99%3.38%1 Month Performance17.63%17.95%9.31%11.11%1 Year Performance-65.40%35.06%24.45%18.99% Vivakor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIVKVivakor0.3735 of 5 stars$0.86+3.0%N/A-65.0%$39.40M$89.81M-0.9420Gap DownHQIHireQuest2.6512 of 5 stars$10.01-0.2%$16.00+59.8%-27.5%$140.14M$34.60M40.0465,000ATLNAtlantic InternationalN/A$2.18+0.5%N/AN/A$134.40M$444.80M-0.557News CoveragePositive NewsYYGHYY GroupN/A$2.77-8.6%N/A+251.6%$130.14M$41.10M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeAMWLAmerican Well2.6725 of 5 stars$8.13-3.2%$9.67+18.9%+1.1%$126.91M$254.36M-0.801,040Positive NewsOCGOriental CultureN/A$5.98-2.1%N/A+321.4%$123.99M$622.69K0.0050Gap UpVCSAVacasaN/A$5.39flat$4.13-23.5%N/A$123.26M$910.49M-0.658,200TZUPThumzup MediaN/A$12.72+29.7%N/AN/A$123.13MN/A-18.716News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSKLZSkillz0.9716 of 5 stars$6.86+0.5%$15.00+118.8%+4.8%$119.50M$95.47M-3.14650BRAGBragg Gaming Group1.6986 of 5 stars$4.72+2.4%$8.50+80.1%-15.9%$118.20M$103.70M-17.48290PSQHPSQ2.0305 of 5 stars$2.52+8.9%$6.00+138.6%-33.8%$107.92M$23.20M-1.6445News CoverageAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HireQuest Alternatives Atlantic International Alternatives YY Group Alternatives American Well Alternatives Oriental Culture Alternatives Vacasa Alternatives Thumzup Media Alternatives Skillz Alternatives Bragg Gaming Group Alternatives PSQ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VIVK) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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