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PEDEVCO Corp.

Rising onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketMoving on elevated volumeBacked by solid revenue growth
$PED·$71M·Oil & Gas Exploration & Production·Energy
$15.74+32.3%YTD+38.6%1Y+17.0%
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PEPED
$PEDPEDEVCO Corp.
$15.74+32.27%14 posts
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $PED, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-06-27

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

PEDEVCO +32% today at $15.74 up 39% YTD — micro-cap oil & gas E&P with Juniper Capital material investment and Q1 revenue +360% YoY.

PEDEVCO is the small-cap US oil & gas exploration and production company — Permian Basin operations with Juniper Capital Advisors as a recent material investor (May 17 disclosure). Stock is up 39% YTD with today's +32% spike on 28x normal volume, sitting at 66% of 52w range — the typical micro-cap-energy parabolic move driven by capital-raise positioning.

What's happening:

  • Q1 revenue $40M was +360% YoY (vs $8.7M prior year) with EPS -$3.28 reflecting a non-cash charge — the four-quarter revenue path ($7M Q3 → $23M Q4 → $40M Q1) shows the structural production-ramp post the Juniper-funded capex program; FY26 consensus -$0.51 EPS with FY27 +$0.81 EPS implies the cash-flow inflection is FY27.
  • The May 17 Juniper Capital Advisors material-investment is the structural catalyst — implies institutional backing for the development-capex acceleration; retail attention is starting to find the name.
  • At PE -3 and PS 0.94x trailing, the multiple reflects production-ramp optionality — bull case is FY27 +$0.81 EPS conversion plus oil-price stability; bear case is losses persist and the typical micro-cap-energy reversal pattern reasserts on float_missing flags.
  • Position-52w 66% plus volume 28x reflects the today-only spike — June 22 director A-Award clustering is routine governance not strategic; the float_missing flag means the apparent move could reflect minimal real shareholder repositioning.

The Aug 13 Q2 print is the binary test. Revenue holding above $30M plus operational commentary supporting the FY27 EPS path extends toward $20+. A Q2 revenue deceleration or any Juniper Capital exit signal combined with the today's-32% spike triggers the typical micro-cap reversal back to $11-$12.

What to watch: Aug 13 Q2 earnings: revenue holding above $30M plus operational commentary supporting the FY27 EPS path extends toward $20+. A Q2 revenue deceleration or Juniper Capital exit signal combined with today's spike triggers the typical micro-cap reversal back to $11-$12.

On the calendar: 2026-08-13 — Q2 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

PEDEVCO Corp. is an oil and gas company primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbon resources throughout the United States. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned approximately 32,870 net acres in New Mexico's Permian Basin (specifically Chaves and Roosevelt Counties) and about 11,580 net acres in Colorado's Denver-Julesberg (D-J) Basin (spanning Weld and Morgan Counties). Within these strategic areas, PEDEVCO operates 385 net wells in the Permian Basin and 78 net wells in the D-J Basin. The company's corporate headquarters are situated in Houston, Texas, and it operates as a subsidiary of SK Energy LLC.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Oil & Gas Exploration & Production sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $PED.

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production · Energy

OPEC+ production discipline and US shale plateau dynamics keep oil supported, but a potential US-Iran peace deal is pricing in geopolitical risk reduction — an outcome that compresses the upside price optionality that E&Ps have been pricing. Capital allocation to Permian Basin and LNG export infrastructure remains the structural investment thesis.

Industry benchmark

10-name peer basket
+33.6%YTD
+1370.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-2.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-0.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-1.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-10.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-23.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
23.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 14, 2026$0.72$0.62+16.1%
Q4 2025Mar 31, 2026$-1.85$-0.20-825.0%
Q3 2025Nov 14, 2025$-0.07$-0.05-53.3%
Q2 2025Aug 14, 2025$-0.02$0.30-106.7%
Next earningsThu, Aug 13·consensus EPS $0.35

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$40.2M+360.4%28.4%20.7%$-3.28$10.5M
Q4 FY25$23.1M+118.2%23.7%-28.2%$-1.84$-22.6M
Q3 FY25$7.0M-23.1%12.3%-9.6%$-0.07$7.4M
Q2 FY25$7.0M-41.0%4.5%-32.2%$-0.37$-2.7M

Forward consensus

2-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$140.4M$129.7M – $151.1M-$0.52-$0.54 – -$0.492
FY27$129.6M$126.9M – $132.2M$0.81$0.51 – $1.112

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.28.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.66%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+8.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+19.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMay 26Martyn WillsherDirector13.4K sh$192KBuyMay 22Martyn WillsherDirector6.6K sh$97K
+ 23 other (7 inkinds · 5 awards · 4 conversions · 4 others · 3 exempts) in window

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Enhanced Group: A Bet On Peptide And PED Overton Window Shiftseekingalpha.com·31d agoEnerCom Announces Premier Networking Events for the 31st Annual Energy Investment Conference, Including Monday Charity Golf Tournament, Monday VIP Welcome Mixer, and Tuesday Casino Nightgurufocus.com·37d agoPedevco: Juniper Capital Advisors Makes A Material Investmentseekingalpha.com·42d agoPEDEVCO Corp. (PED) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·42d agoPedevco Q1 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·43d ago

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