PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED – Get Free Report) and The American Energy Group (OTCMKTS:AEGG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for PEDEVCO and The American Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PEDEVCO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| The American Energy Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
PEDEVCO presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 158.58%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than The American Energy Group.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PEDEVCO | $33.25 million | 1.67 | $260,000.00 | $0.11 | 5.27 |
| The American Energy Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
PEDEVCO has higher revenue and earnings than The American Energy Group.
Profitability
This table compares PEDEVCO and The American Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PEDEVCO | 6.57% | 1.58% | 1.39% |
| The American Energy Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. 70.4% of PEDEVCO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The American Energy Group has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
PEDEVCO beats The American Energy Group on 10 of the 11 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 The American Energy Group
The American Energy Group, Ltd. operates as an energy resource royalty company. The company holds 18% interest in the Yasin (2768-7) Block in Pakistan; and interests in two oil and gas leases in Galveston County, Texas. It also holds a 2.5% working interest in the Sanjawi Block No. 3068-2, Zone II that covers an area of 2,258 square kilometer located in Baluchistan Province; and Zamzama North Block No. 2667-8, Zone III that covers an area of 1,229 square kilometer located in Sindh Province. The company was formerly known as Belize-American Corp. Internationale and changed its name to The American Energy Group, Ltd. in November 1994. The American Energy Group, Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.
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