Comparing PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) and Trillion Energy International (OTCMKTS:TCFF)

Trillion Energy International (OTCMKTS:TCFF) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Trillion Energy International and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trillion Energy International	N/A	N/A	N/A
PEDEVCO	6.57%	1.58%	1.39%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Trillion Energy International and PEDEVCO”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trillion Energy International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PEDEVCO	$33.25 million	1.63	$260,000.00	$0.11	5.14

PEDEVCO has higher revenue and earnings than Trillion Energy International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Trillion Energy International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Trillion Energy International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.4% of PEDEVCO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Trillion Energy International has a beta of 3.51, indicating that its share price is 251% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Trillion Energy International and PEDEVCO, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trillion Energy International	0	0	0	0	0.00
PEDEVCO	0	1	1	1	3.00

PEDEVCO has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 165.06%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Trillion Energy International.

Summary

PEDEVCO beats Trillion Energy International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trillion Energy International

Trillion Energy International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration, and production company in Bulgaria and Turkey. It owns Cendere oil and South Akcakoca Sub-Basin gas producing assets in Turkey; and a coal bed methane exploration license in Bulgaria, as well as Derecik oil exploration property covering an area of 42,833 hectares located in the south west Turkey. The company was formerly known as Park Place Energy Inc. and changed its name to Trillion Energy International Inc. in April 2019. Trillion Energy International Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.

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.