Pedevco (PED) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PEDEVCO Corp. is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company focuses on building a portfolio of producing and development-stage assets in established onshore basins.

PEDEVCO’s operations have included properties in the Permian Basin of New Mexico and the Denver-Julesburg (D-J) Basin of Colorado. Its activities generally include operating wells, developing undeveloped acreage and pursuing additional oil and natural gas acquisition opportunities.

The company was formerly known as Pacific Energy Development Corp. and adopted the PEDEVCO name in 2014. PEDEVCO is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and Simon P. Mok has served as its chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.70 to $13.49
• 50-Day Range: $10.01 to $16.36
• 52-Week Range: $8.64 to $18.89
• Volume: 17,454 shs
• Average Volume: 33,976 shs
• Market Capitalization: $174.10 million
• P/E Ratio: 436.81
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Pedevco Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pedevco scored higher than 44% 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: 1.7 / 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 only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 436.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pedevco is 436.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.48.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pedevco has a P/B Ratio of 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.70% 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 2.92, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pedevco has recently increased by 5.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Pedevco has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Pedevco this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pedevco insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $405,169.00 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: 9/28/2026
• Lytham Partners Fall 2026 Investor Conference: 9/29/2026
• 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: 436.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.98
• 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: 3.81
• Cash Flow: $1.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.78
• Book Value: $39.68 per share
• Price / Book: 0.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,290,000
• Free Float: 5,995,000
• Market Cap: $174.10 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.26