Gran Tierra Energy (NYSE:GTE – Get Free Report) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.4% of PEDEVCO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gran Tierra Energy | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
| PEDEVCO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
Gran Tierra Energy currently has a consensus target price of $5.45, indicating a potential upside of 4.39%. PEDEVCO has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 154.24%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Gran Tierra Energy.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Gran Tierra Energy and PEDEVCO”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gran Tierra Energy | $614.07 million | 0.30 | -$6.29 million | ($2.51) | -2.08 |
| PEDEVCO | $33.25 million | 1.70 | $260,000.00 | $0.11 | 5.36 |
PEDEVCO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gran Tierra Energy. Gran Tierra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PEDEVCO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Gran Tierra Energy and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gran Tierra Energy | 7.17% | 11.36% | 3.28% |
| PEDEVCO | 6.57% | 1.58% | 1.39% |
Summary
PEDEVCO beats Gran Tierra Energy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gran Tierra Energy
Gran Tierra Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties in Colombia and Ecuador. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
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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