Nostrum Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:NSTRY – Get Free Report) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. 70.4% of PEDEVCO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Nostrum Oil & Gas has a beta of -3118.28, indicating that its stock price is 311,928% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nostrum Oil & Gas | $195.29 million | 1.13 | -$26.12 million | ($0.37) | -12.62 |
| PEDEVCO | $33.25 million | 1.62 | $260,000.00 | $0.11 | 5.13 |
PEDEVCO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nostrum Oil & Gas. Nostrum Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PEDEVCO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Nostrum Oil & Gas and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nostrum Oil & Gas | -8.42% | N/A | -13.93% |
| PEDEVCO | 6.57% | 1.58% | 1.39% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Nostrum Oil & Gas and PEDEVCO, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nostrum Oil & Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PEDEVCO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
PEDEVCO has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 165.96%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Nostrum Oil & Gas.
Summary
PEDEVCO beats Nostrum Oil & Gas on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nostrum Oil & Gas
Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the pre-Caspian Basin. The company discovers and develops oil and gas reserves, as well as produces and sells crude oil, stabilized condensate, liquefied petroleum gas, and dry gas. Its principal producing asset is 100% owned Chinarevskoye field located in North-western Kazakhstan. As of December 31, 2021, the company had proved and probable reserves of 34 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) and 28 mmboe of contingent resources. Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC was founded in 1997 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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.
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