Head to Head Review: Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED)

Coterra Energy (NYSE:CTRA) and PEDEVCO (NYSE:PED) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

87.9% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Coterra Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.6% of PEDEVCO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Coterra Energy has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PEDEVCO has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Coterra Energy and PEDEVCO”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coterra Energy	$5.66 billion	3.13	$1.63 billion	$1.66	14.49
PEDEVCO	$35.72 million	1.82	$260,000.00	$0.02	36.51

Coterra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than PEDEVCO. Coterra Energy 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 Coterra Energy and PEDEVCO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coterra Energy	21.91%	9.38%	5.95%
PEDEVCO	6.57%	1.58%	1.39%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Coterra Energy and PEDEVCO, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coterra Energy	0	2	16	1	2.95
PEDEVCO	0	0	2	0	3.00

Coterra Energy presently has a consensus price target of $32.53, suggesting a potential upside of 35.20%. PEDEVCO has a consensus price target of $1.63, suggesting a potential upside of 122.57%. Given PEDEVCO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PEDEVCO is more favorable than Coterra Energy.

Summary

Coterra Energy beats PEDEVCO on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coterra Energy

Coterra Energy Inc., an independent oil and gas company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company’s properties include the Marcellus Shale with approximately 186,000 net acres in the dry gas window of the play located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; Permian Basin properties with approximately 296,000 net acres located in west Texas and southeast New Mexico; and Anadarko Basin properties with approximately 182,000 net acres located in Oklahoma. It also operates natural gas and saltwater gathering and disposal systems in Texas. The company sells its natural gas to industrial customers, local distribution companies, oil and gas marketers, major energy companies, pipeline companies, and power generation facilities. Coterra Energy Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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.