Head to Head Contrast: PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) and Hyperdynamics (OTCMKTS:HDYNQ)

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

Volatility and Risk

Hyperdynamics has a beta of 2.57, suggesting that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock 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%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Hyperdynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.1% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hyperdynamics and PEDEVCO, as provided by MarketBeat.

	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 price target of $1.75, suggesting 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.