PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) vs. Himalaya Technologies (OTCMKTS:HMLA) Financial Survey

Himalaya Technologies (OTCMKTS:HMLA) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are held by institutional investors. 71.1% of PEDEVCO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Himalaya Technologies and PEDEVCO, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Himalaya Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
PEDEVCO	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Himalaya Technologies and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Himalaya Technologies	N/A	N/A	-608.82%
PEDEVCO	6.97%	2.31%	2.07%

Volatility and Risk

Himalaya Technologies has a beta of -0.57, suggesting that its share price is 157% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Himalaya Technologies and PEDEVCO’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Himalaya Technologies	N/A	N/A	-$580,000.00	N/A	N/A
PEDEVCO	$30.78 million	2.70	$260,000.00	$0.02	46.53

PEDEVCO has higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Technologies.

Summary

PEDEVCO beats Himalaya Technologies on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Himalaya Technologies

Himalaya Technologies, Inc., a development stage company, provides information services for the cannabis industry in the United States. It operates Kanab.Club, a social site for health and wellness products and services in the cannabis media market. The company was formerly known as Homeland Resources Ltd. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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 interest in the Permian Basin asset with approximately 22,271 net acres located in New Mexico, the United States; and D-J Basin asset with approximately 19,214 net acres located in Wyoming, the United States. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.