Head to Head Review: PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) versus Sundance Energy Australia (OTCMKTS:SDCJF)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PEDEVCO	1.12%	0.38%	0.33%
Sundance Energy Australia	24.02%	13.45%	6.16%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PEDEVCO and Sundance Energy Australia”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PEDEVCO	$30.78 million	2.69	$260,000.00	$0.00	-92,810.00
Sundance Energy Australia	$164.93 million	0.06	-$28.14 million	N/A	N/A

PEDEVCO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sundance Energy Australia.

Volatility and Risk

PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sundance Energy Australia has a beta of 3.96, meaning that its stock price is 296% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for PEDEVCO and Sundance Energy Australia, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PEDEVCO	0	0	1	0	3.00
Sundance Energy Australia	0	0	0	0	0.00

PEDEVCO currently has a consensus target price of $1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 88.56%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Sundance Energy Australia.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. 70.6% of PEDEVCO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PEDEVCO beats Sundance Energy Australia on 7 of the 12 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 Sundance Energy Australia

Sundance Energy Australia Limited operates as an onshore oil and gas company in the United States. The company explores for, develops, and produces oil and natural gas. Its exploration and development activities are focused on the Eagle Ford project in the South-Texas-Gulf Coast Basin. Sundance Energy Australia Limited was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Wayville, Australia.