Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUY – Get Free Report) and Vivakor (NASDAQ:VIVK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Leafbuyer Technologies has a beta of 2.84, suggesting that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivakor has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
11.0% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.3% of Vivakor shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.5% of Vivakor shares are held 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.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Leafbuyer Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Vivakor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Vivakor”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Leafbuyer Technologies | $6.47 million | 0.35 | $260,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Vivakor | $89.81 million | 0.08 | -$22.19 million | ($1.09) | -0.14 |
Leafbuyer Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vivakor.
Profitability
This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Vivakor’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Leafbuyer Technologies | 6.36% | -26.22% | 35.22% |
| Vivakor | -29.87% | -31.68% | -13.31% |
Summary
Leafbuyer Technologies beats Vivakor on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Leafbuyer Technologies
Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, LB Media Group, LLC, provides online resources for cannabis deals and specials in the United States. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
About Vivakor
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.
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