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

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sundance Energy Australia and PEDEVCO”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sundance Energy Australia	$164.93 million	0.06	-$28.14 million	N/A	N/A
PEDEVCO	$30.78 million	2.64	$260,000.00	$0.00	-90,990.00

PEDEVCO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sundance Energy Australia.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.6% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Sundance Energy Australia and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sundance Energy Australia	24.02%	13.45%	6.16%
PEDEVCO	1.12%	0.38%	0.33%

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Sundance Energy Australia and PEDEVCO, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sundance Energy Australia	0	0	0	0	0.00
PEDEVCO	0	0	1	0	3.00

PEDEVCO has a consensus target price of $1.75, indicating a potential upside of 92.33%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 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.

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.