Extraction Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:XOGAQ – Get Free Report) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Extraction Oil & Gas and PEDEVCO, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Extraction Oil & Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PEDEVCO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
PEDEVCO has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 150.42%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Extraction Oil & Gas.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Extraction Oil & Gas | $906.64 million | 0.01 | -$1.39 billion | ($0.46) | -0.13 |
| PEDEVCO | $33.25 million | 1.72 | $260,000.00 | $0.11 | 5.45 |
PEDEVCO has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
38.6% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Extraction Oil & Gas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 70.4% of PEDEVCO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Extraction Oil & Gas and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Extraction Oil & Gas | -223.86% | -56.20% | -11.52% |
| PEDEVCO | 6.57% | 1.58% | 1.39% |
Risk & Volatility
Extraction Oil & Gas has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PEDEVCO beats Extraction Oil & Gas on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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