U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors

Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) and U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Is EPM or USEG more profitable?

Evolution Petroleum has a net margin of 2.04% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -141.51%. Evolution Petroleum's return on equity of 2.42% beat U.S. Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evolution Petroleum	2.04%	2.42%	1.20%
U.S. Energy	-141.51%	-71.83%	-39.03%

Which has more risk & volatility, EPM or USEG?

Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EPM or USEG a better dividend stock?

Evolution Petroleum pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. U.S. Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Evolution Petroleum pays out 960.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. U.S. Energy pays out -9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EPM or USEG?

U.S. Energy received 195 more outperform votes than Evolution Petroleum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.77% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave Evolution Petroleum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Evolution Petroleum	Outperform Votes 2 28.57%	Underperform Votes 5 71.43%
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 197 50.77%	Underperform Votes 191 49.23%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EPM or USEG?

Evolution Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evolution Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evolution Petroleum	$86.42M	1.68	$4.08M	$0.05	84.80
U.S. Energy	$20.62M	1.96	-$32.36M	-$0.98	-1.15

Does the media prefer EPM or USEG?

In the previous week, Evolution Petroleum had 6 more articles in the media than U.S. Energy. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Evolution Petroleum and 2 mentions for U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Evolution Petroleum's score of -0.69 indicating that U.S. Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evolution Petroleum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
U.S. Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EPM or USEG?

60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.9% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend EPM or USEG?

Evolution Petroleum currently has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.30%. U.S. Energy has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 209.73%. Given U.S. Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evolution Petroleum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
U.S. Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Evolution Petroleum beats U.S. Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.