PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) versus The American Energy Group (OTCMKTS:AEGG) Critical Contrast

PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) and The American Energy Group (OTCMKTS:AEGG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for PEDEVCO and The American Energy Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PEDEVCO	0	1	1	1	3.00
The American Energy Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

PEDEVCO presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 172.58%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than The American Energy Group.

Profitability

This table compares PEDEVCO and The American 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%
The American Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.4% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PEDEVCO	$33.25 million	1.58	$260,000.00	$0.11	5.00
The American Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PEDEVCO has higher revenue and earnings than The American Energy Group.

Volatility & Risk

PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The American Energy Group has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PEDEVCO beats The American Energy Group on 10 of the 11 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 The American Energy Group

The American Energy Group, Ltd. operates as an energy resource royalty company. The company holds 18% interest in the Yasin (2768-7) Block in Pakistan; and interests in two oil and gas leases in Galveston County, Texas. It also holds a 2.5% working interest in the Sanjawi Block No. 3068-2, Zone II that covers an area of 2,258 square kilometer located in Baluchistan Province; and Zamzama North Block No. 2667-8, Zone III that covers an area of 1,229 square kilometer located in Sindh Province. The company was formerly known as Belize-American Corp. Internationale and changed its name to The American Energy Group, Ltd. in November 1994. The American Energy Group, Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Westport, Connecticut.