Vivakor (NASDAQ:VIVK – Get Free Report) and Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Vivakor and Lesaka Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vivakor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Lesaka Technologies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Profitability
This table compares Vivakor and Lesaka Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vivakor | -29.87% | -31.68% | -13.31% |
| Lesaka Technologies | -17.16% | -46.75% | -14.03% |
Risk & Volatility
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Vivakor and Lesaka Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vivakor | $124.05 million | 0.08 | -$22.19 million | ($1.09) | -0.19 |
| Lesaka Technologies | $659.70 million | 0.53 | -$87.50 million | ($1.09) | -3.83 |
Vivakor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lesaka Technologies. Lesaka Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vivakor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.3% of Vivakor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.2% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 44.5% of Vivakor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Lesaka Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Vivakor beats Lesaka Technologies on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Lesaka Technologies
Lesaka Technologies, Inc. operates as a Fintech company that utilizes its proprietary banking and payment technologies to deliver financial services solutions to merchants (B2B) and consumers (B2C) in Southern Africa. It offers cash management solutions, growth capital, card acquiring, bill payment technologies, and value-added services to formal and informal retail merchants, as well as banking, lending, and insurance solutions to consumers across Southern Africa. The company also engages in the sale of POS devices, SIM cards, and other consumables; and license of rights to use certain technology developed by the company, as well as offers related technology services. The company was formerly known as Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Lesaka Technologies, Inc. in May 2022. Lesaka Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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