Vivopower International (VVPR) Competitors

RGC Resources (NASDAQ:RGCO) and Vivopower International (NASDAQ:VVPR) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, RGCO or VVPR?

RGC Resources has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivopower International has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RGCO or VVPR?

RGC Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Vivopower International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RGC Resources	$84.64M	2.48	$11.76M	$1.28	15.89
Vivopower International	$20K	2,279.81	-$46.70M	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RGCO or VVPR?

35.8% of RGC Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Vivopower International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of RGC Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Vivopower International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RGCO or VVPR?

In the previous week, Vivopower International had 4 more articles in the media than RGC Resources. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vivopower International and 1 mentions for RGC Resources. RGC Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Vivopower International's score of 0.14 indicating that RGC Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RGC Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vivopower International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RGCO or VVPR?

RGC Resources received 123 more outperform votes than Vivopower International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.76% of users gave RGC Resources an outperform vote while only 20.00% of users gave Vivopower International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RGC Resources	Outperform Votes 124 42.76%	Underperform Votes 166 57.24%
Vivopower International	Outperform Votes 1 20.00%	Underperform Votes 4 80.00%

Is RGCO or VVPR more profitable?

RGC Resources has a net margin of 14.50% compared to Vivopower International's net margin of 0.00%. RGC Resources' return on equity of 11.86% beat Vivopower International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RGC Resources	14.50%	11.86%	4.09%
Vivopower International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

RGC Resources beats Vivopower International on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.