PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) and Trillion Energy International (OTCMKTS:TCFF) Financial Survey

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for PEDEVCO and Trillion Energy International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PEDEVCO	0	1	1	1	3.00
Trillion Energy International	0	0	0	0	0.00

PEDEVCO currently has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 165.96%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Trillion Energy International.

Risk & Volatility

PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trillion Energy International has a beta of 3.51, meaning that its share price is 251% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Trillion Energy International shares are held by institutional investors. 70.4% of PEDEVCO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Trillion Energy International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PEDEVCO and Trillion Energy International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PEDEVCO	$33.25 million	1.62	$260,000.00	$0.11	5.13
Trillion Energy International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PEDEVCO has higher revenue and earnings than Trillion Energy International.

Profitability

This table compares PEDEVCO and Trillion Energy International’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%
Trillion Energy International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PEDEVCO beats Trillion Energy International 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 Trillion Energy International

Trillion Energy International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration, and production company in Bulgaria and Turkey. It owns Cendere oil and South Akcakoca Sub-Basin gas producing assets in Turkey; and a coal bed methane exploration license in Bulgaria, as well as Derecik oil exploration property covering an area of 42,833 hectares located in the south west Turkey. The company was formerly known as Park Place Energy Inc. and changed its name to Trillion Energy International Inc. in April 2019. Trillion Energy International Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.