New Era Helium (NEHC) Competitors

U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) and New Era Helium (NASDAQ:NEHC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, USEG or NEHC?

U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Era Helium has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, USEG or NEHC?

New Era Helium has lower revenue, but higher earnings than U.S. Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Energy	$17.42M	2.39	-$32.36M	-$0.70	-1.75
New Era Helium	$532.78K	15.74	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate USEG or NEHC?

U.S. Energy currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 185.71%. Given U.S. Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than New Era Helium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
New Era Helium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to USEG or NEHC?

In the previous week, U.S. Energy had 6 more articles in the media than New Era Helium. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for U.S. Energy and 1 mentions for New Era Helium. New Era Helium's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat U.S. Energy's score of -0.23 indicating that New Era Helium is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
New Era Helium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USEG or NEHC?

U.S. Energy received 198 more outperform votes than New Era Helium when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 198 50.77%	Underperform Votes 192 49.23%
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in USEG or NEHC?

3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of New Era Helium shares are held by institutional investors. 70.9% of U.S. Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of New Era Helium shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is USEG or NEHC more profitable?

New Era Helium has a net margin of 0.00% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -141.51%. New Era Helium's return on equity of 0.00% beat U.S. Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Energy	-141.51%	-71.83%	-39.03%
New Era Helium	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

U.S. Energy beats New Era Helium on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.