PDC Energy (PDCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PDC Energy, Inc., an independent exploration and production company, acquires, explores for, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company's operations are primarily located in the Wattenberg Field in Colorado and the Delaware Basin in Texas. The company was formerly known as Petroleum Development Corporation and changed its name to PDC Energy, Inc. in June 2012. PDC Energy, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $73.85 to $73.85
• 50-Day Range: $73.64 to $75.89
• 52-Week Range: $51.85 to $82.24
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 1.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.15
• Dividend Yield: 2.17%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

PDC Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PDC Energy scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 160th out of 267 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for PDC Energy.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 27.55%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PDC Energy are expected to grow by 27.55% in the coming year, from $12.27 to $15.65 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PDC Energy is 3.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PDC Energy is 3.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 49.34.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PDC Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.16. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PDC Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.71. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PDCE.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

PDC Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

PDC Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PDC Energy is 8.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PDC Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.22% next year. This indicates that PDC Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -8.54

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PDCE.

News and Social Media

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

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added PDC Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PDC Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.50% of the stock of PDC Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.18% of the stock of PDC Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PDCE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were PDC Energy's earnings last quarter?

PDC Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCE) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 22nd. The energy producer reported $3.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.05 by $0.17. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 41.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

What other stocks do shareholders of PDC Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PDC Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/22/2023
• Today: 6/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PDCE
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PETD
• CIK: 77877
• Web: www.pdce.com
• Phone: (303) 860-5800
• Fax: 303-831-3988
• Employees: 616
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $20.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.02
• P/E Growth: 0.16
• Net Income: $1.78 billion
• Net Margins: 43.85%
• Pretax Margin: 56.59%
• Return on Equity: 28.47%
• Return on Assets: 14.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 0.49
• Quick Ratio: 0.49

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.37
• Cash Flow: $24.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.07
• Book Value: $43.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 87,005,000
• Free Float: 85,700,000
• Market Cap: $6.43 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.47