Avalon (AWX) Competitors

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

Is VIVK or AWX more profitable?

Avalon has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Vivakor's net margin of -25.05%. Avalon's return on equity of 2.72% beat Vivakor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivakor	-25.05%	-27.54%	-11.08%
Avalon	1.17%	2.72%	1.10%

Does the media refer more to VIVK or AWX?

In the previous week, Avalon had 1 more articles in the media than Vivakor. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Avalon and 0 mentions for Vivakor. Vivakor's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Avalon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vivakor	Neutral
Avalon	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VIVK or AWX?

Avalon has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vivakor. Vivakor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avalon, 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	0.42	-$22.19M	-$0.91	-0.88
Avalon	$81.01M	0.13	-$1.77M	$0.20	13.10

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VIVK or AWX?

12.3% of Vivakor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Avalon shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.8% of Vivakor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Avalon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, VIVK or AWX?

Vivakor has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avalon has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Avalon beats Vivakor on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.