Financial Survey: DXI Capital (OTCMKTS:DXIEF) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.6% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares DXI Capital and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DXI Capital	N/A	N/A	-770.61%
PEDEVCO	6.57%	1.58%	1.39%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for DXI Capital and PEDEVCO, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DXI Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00
PEDEVCO	0	0	2	0	3.00

PEDEVCO has a consensus price target of $1.63, suggesting a potential upside of 116.09%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than DXI Capital.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DXI Capital and PEDEVCO”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DXI Capital	N/A	N/A	-$140,000.00	($0.01)	-0.02
PEDEVCO	$30.78 million	2.19	$260,000.00	$0.02	37.62

PEDEVCO has higher revenue and earnings than DXI Capital. DXI Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PEDEVCO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

PEDEVCO beats DXI Capital on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DXI Capital

DXI Capital Corp. does not have signification operations. Previously, it was engaged in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties in North America. The company was formerly known as DXI Energy Inc. and changed its name to DXI Capital Corp. in September 2020. DXI Capital Corp. was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Vancouver, 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.