Hyperdynamics (OTCMKTS:HDYNQ – Get Free Report) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED – Get Free Report) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Hyperdynamics has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Hyperdynamics and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Hyperdynamics | N/A | N/A | N/A |
PEDEVCO | 3.99% | 1.31% | 1.16% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Hyperdynamics and PEDEVCO, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Hyperdynamics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
PEDEVCO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
PEDEVCO has a consensus target price of $1.75, indicating a potential upside of 75.00%.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hyperdynamics and PEDEVCO’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Hyperdynamics | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
PEDEVCO | $30.78 million | 2.90 | $260,000.00 | $0.01 | 100.10 |
PEDEVCO has higher revenue and earnings than Hyperdynamics.
Summary
PEDEVCO beats Hyperdynamics on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hyperdynamics
Hyperdynamics Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent oil and gas exploration company. It engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Republic of Guinea, Northwest Africa. The company owns a 100% interest in a concession that covers an area of approximately 5,000 square miles in offshore Guinea. Hyperdynamics Corporation was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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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