U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend USEG or EPSN?

U.S. Energy presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 186.89%. Epsilon Energy has a consensus target price of $7.70, suggesting a potential upside of 8.60%. Given U.S. Energy's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than Epsilon Energy.

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
Epsilon Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, USEG or EPSN?

Epsilon Energy has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Epsilon Energy, 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
U.S. Energy	$17.42M	2.38	-$32.36M	-$0.70	-1.74
Epsilon Energy	$31.52M	4.95	$6.95M	$0.21	33.76

Does the media favor USEG or EPSN?

In the previous week, U.S. Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Epsilon Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for U.S. Energy and 3 mentions for Epsilon Energy. Epsilon Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat U.S. Energy's score of -0.40 indicating that Epsilon Energy 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)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Epsilon Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USEG or EPSN?

U.S. Energy received 179 more outperform votes than Epsilon Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.33% of users gave Epsilon Energy an outperform vote while only 50.77% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 198 50.77%	Underperform Votes 192 49.23%
Epsilon Energy	Outperform Votes 19 63.33%	Underperform Votes 11 36.67%

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

3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 70.9% of U.S. Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Epsilon Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is USEG or EPSN a better dividend stock?

U.S. Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Epsilon Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. U.S. Energy pays out -12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Epsilon Energy pays out 119.0% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, USEG or EPSN?

U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Epsilon Energy has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is USEG or EPSN more profitable?

Epsilon Energy has a net margin of 16.97% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -141.51%. Epsilon Energy's return on equity of 5.31% 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%
Epsilon Energy	16.97%	5.31%	4.30%

Summary

Epsilon Energy beats U.S. Energy on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.