Pedevco (PED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSE American: PED) is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Its operations are focused on onshore assets, with production consisting primarily of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.

The company has historically pursued opportunities in the Permian Basin of New Mexico and the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Colorado. PEDEVCO has used acquisitions, drilling and development activities to build its portfolio of producing and prospective properties in these regions.

PEDEVCO was formerly known as Pacific Energy Development Corporation and adopted its current name in 2018. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has been associated with energy executive Frank Ingriselli, who has served in senior leadership roles. Its business is concentrated on U.S. oil and gas exploration, development and production.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.02 to $14.93
• 50-Day Range: $12.12 to $16.36
• 52-Week Range: $8.64 to $18.89
• Volume: 15,201 shs
• Average Volume: 22,761 shs
• Market Capitalization: $198.42 million
• P/E Ratio: 497.83
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Pedevco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pedevco scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Pedevco has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pedevco has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 45.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pedevco are expected to grow by 45.12% in the coming year, from $0.82 to $1.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pedevco is 497.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pedevco is 497.83, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pedevco has a P/B Ratio of 0.38. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.03% of the float of Pedevco has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pedevco has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.84, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pedevco has recently decreased by 39.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Pedevco does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Pedevco does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

3 people have searched for PED on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,782,493.00 in company stock, which represents 0.8983% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pedevco insiders have bought 1,377.33% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,911,910.00 in company stock and sold $129,417.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.90% of the stock of Pedevco is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.26% of the stock of Pedevco is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 10/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:PED
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:PED
• CIK: 1141197
• Web: www.pedevco.com
• Phone: (713) 221-1768
• Fax: 925-403-0703
• Employees: 25
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 497.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$10.36 million
• Net Margins: -14.61%
• Pretax Margin: -7.19%
• Return on Equity: 0.67%
• Return on Assets: 0.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.42
• Current Ratio: 0.78
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $45.75 million
• Price / Sales: 4.34
• Cash Flow: $1.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.86
• Book Value: $39.68 per share
• Price / Book: 0.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,290,000
• Free Float: 5,995,000
• Market Cap: $198.42 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.41