Comparing PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) & Woodside Energy Group (OTCMKTS:WOPEY)

PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) and Woodside Energy Group (OTCMKTS:WOPEY) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PEDEVCO and Woodside Energy Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PEDEVCO	$30.78 million	2.21	$260,000.00	$0.02	38.02
Woodside Energy Group	$7.10 billion	2.02	$1.98 billion	N/A	N/A

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than PEDEVCO.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for PEDEVCO and Woodside Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PEDEVCO	0	0	2	0	3.00
Woodside Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

PEDEVCO presently has a consensus price target of $1.63, indicating a potential upside of 113.79%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Risk & Volatility

PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PEDEVCO	6.57%	1.58%	1.39%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PEDEVCO beats Woodside Energy Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Woodside Energy Group

Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, marketing, and sale of hydrocarbons in Oceania, Asia, Canada, Africa, and internationally. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline natural gas, condensate, liquefied petroleum gas, and crude oil. It holds interests in the Greater Browse, Greater Sunrise, Greater Pluto, Greater Exmouth, North West Shelf, Wheatstone, Julimar-Brunello, Canada, Senegal, Greater Scarborough, and Myanmar projects. The company was formerly known as Woodside Petroleum Ltd and changed its name to Woodside Energy Group Ltd in May 2022. Woodside Energy Group Ltd was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.