Contrasting Sundance Energy Australia (OTCMKTS:SDCJF) & PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. 70.6% of PEDEVCO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PEDEVCO	$34.00 million	2.36	$260,000.00	$0.00	-89,680.00
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.

Risk and Volatility

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

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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets 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 price target of $1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 95.14%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Sundance Energy Australia.

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.