Pedevco (PED) Upgraded to Buy: What Does It Mean for the Stock?
Pedevco (PED) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

PEDEVCO Corp. is an oil and gas company primarily engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbon resources throughout the United ...
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Est. EPS $0.18 · Revenue $31.05M · 2 analysts
Est. EPS $0.14 · Revenue $30.45M · 2 analysts
Est. EPS $0.22 · Revenue $142.80M · 1 analysts
Est. EPS $0.29 · Revenue $33.65M · 1 analysts
EPS $-0.37 · Revenue $6.97M
EPS $0.03 · Revenue $8.74M
| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $45.8M | +15.7% | +14.6% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $-10.4M | -158.2% | +168.1% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +58.2% | +105.9% | +127.0% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | -17.2% | -244.0% | +61.2% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | -22.6% | -150.4% | +159.4% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $-9.7M | -177.2% | +12.1% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | -21.3% | -166.8% | -2.3% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 0.1% | -45.2% | +45434.6% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 0.59x | -69.4% | +16.2% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $375.9M | +180.8% | -2.8% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | -2.25 vs -0.60 | -275.0% | 1.31 vs 0.35 | +269.0% |
| Revenue Surprise | $45.8M vs $37.3M | +22.7% | $46.1M vs $38.0M | +21.3% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Clark Moore | officer: Executive VP | Common Stock | D | 1,218 | $12.37 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Clark Moore | officer: Executive VP | Common Stock. | D | 5,277 | $12.53 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Clark Moore | officer: Executive VP | Common Stock | D | 3,765 | $12.81 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Howie John K | director | Common Stock | A | 1,111 | $11.25 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | DUKES REAGAN TUCK | officer: COO | Restricted Stock Unit | A | 17,190 | — |
Operator: Good afternoon, and welcome to PEDEVCO Corp's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the call over to Laurent Weil of Elevate IR. Please go ahead. Laurent Weil: Thank you, operator, and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to PEDEVCO's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. With me today are Doug Schick, President and Chief Executive Officer; R.T. Dukes, Chief Operating Officer; and Bobby Long, Chief Financial Officer. Before we begin, I'd like to remind everyone that today's discussion includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. For more information, please refer to our Second Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q and other SEC filings. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. During today's call, we will discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted EBITDA and working capital, excluding derivative contract assets and liabilities. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are available in our earnings release and 10-Q filing. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP results. I would also like to note that all per share and share count figures referenced today reflect the company's 1-for-20 reverse stock split effective March 13, 2026, applied retroactively to all periods presented. As of June 30, 2026, the company had approximately 13.3 million shares of common stock outstanding. Here is today's agenda. Doug will begin with opening remarks, followed by R.T. with an operational update, and then Bobby will walk through our financial performance. After our prepared remarks, the management team will open the call for questions. With that, I will turn it over to Doug. John Schick: Thanks, Laurent, and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We are now halfway through 2026, and the second quarter provides a clear view of the earnings power of the platform we've built through the Juniper merger. Production averaged approximately 6,800 BOE per day. Revenue was $46.1 million and adjusted EBITDA was $18.7 million. Revenue increased more than fivefold year-over-year and approximately 15% sequentially. These results were ahead of our original expectations and reflect the combination of stronger realized oil prices and the expanded production base. To put year-over-year comparisons in perspective, PEDEVCO was a much smaller company in the second quarter of 2025, with no debt and approximately $7 million of quarterly revenue. Today, we operate across three basins, produced more than 618,000 barrels of oil equivalent during the quarter, and generated $46.1 million of revenue. This increase in scale reflects the strategic transaction we made last October to merge with the Juniper portfolio companies, which expanded our …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Douglas Schick | Chief Executive Officer, President & Director | USD 498,800 | Male | 1975 | Active |
Clark R. Moore | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | USD 421,935 | Male | 1973 | Active |
Jody Crook | Chief Commercial Officer | USD 400,750 | Male | 1977 | Active |
Paul Anthony Pinkston | Chief Accounting Officer | USD 231,080 | Male | 1967 | Active |
Robert Long | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Principal Accounting & Financial Officer | — | Male | 1977 | Active |
Reagan Tuck Dukes | Chief Operating Officer | — | Male | 1985 | Active |
Pedevco (PED) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

PEDEVCO Corp. (PED) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

HOUSTON, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PEDEVCO Corp. (NYSE American: PED) (“PEDEVCO” or the “Company”), a domestic energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of strategic oil and gas assets in the Rocky Mountain region, today announced that the management team will participate in the 2026 EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference taking place August 18–19, 2026.

Pedevco NYSEAMERICAN: PED reported second-quarter 2026 results that reflected the larger production base acquired through its merger with the Juniper portfolio companies, while management highlighted debt reduction, operating-cost optimization and plans for a more active development program in the second half of the year.

PEDEVCO Corp. (PED) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
