PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED – Get Free Report) and Extraction Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:XOGAQ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. 70.4% of PEDEVCO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for PEDEVCO and Extraction Oil & Gas, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PEDEVCO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Extraction Oil & Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares PEDEVCO and Extraction Oil & Gas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PEDEVCO | 6.57% | 1.58% | 1.39% |
| Extraction Oil & Gas | -223.86% | -56.20% | -11.52% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares PEDEVCO and Extraction Oil & Gas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PEDEVCO | $33.25 million | 1.72 | $260,000.00 | $0.11 | 5.43 |
| Extraction Oil & Gas | $906.64 million | 0.01 | -$1.39 billion | ($0.46) | -0.13 |
PEDEVCO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Extraction Oil & Gas. Extraction Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PEDEVCO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Extraction Oil & Gas has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PEDEVCO beats Extraction Oil & Gas on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PEDEVCO
PEDEVCO Corp., an oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil and natural gas assets in the United States. It holds interests in the Permian Basin asset covering an area of approximately 22,721 net acres located in New Mexico; and D-J Basin asset covering an area of approximately 19,214 net acres located in Wyoming. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Extraction Oil & Gas
Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., an independent oil and gas company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquid reserves in the Rocky Mountain region, primarily in the Wattenberg Field of the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin of Colorado. The company also engages in the construction and support of midstream assets to gather, process, and produce crude oil and gas. As of December 31, 2019, it had approximately 169,900 net acres of contiguous acreage blocks in the productive areas of the DJ Basin; held approximately 125,500 net acres outside of the Core DJ Basin; had estimated proved reserves of approximately 254.1 MMBoe; and had 1,509 gross producing wells. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. On June 14, 2020, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
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