U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors $1.19 -0.01 (-0.83%) Closing price 10/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.20 +0.01 (+0.42%) As of 10/21/2025 07:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USEG vs. GTE, NCSM, EPSN, TUSK, PROP, MVO, PVL, PED, VOC, and PRTShould you be buying U.S. Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U.S. Energy include Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), NCS Multistage (NCSM), Epsilon Energy (EPSN), Mammoth Energy Services (TUSK), Prairie Operating (PROP), MV Oil Trust (MVO), Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL), PEDEVCO (PED), VOC Energy Trust (VOC), and PermRock Royalty Trust (PRT). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. U.S. Energy vs. Its Competitors Gran Tierra Energy NCS Multistage Epsilon Energy Mammoth Energy Services Prairie Operating MV Oil Trust Permianville Royalty Trust PEDEVCO VOC Energy Trust PermRock Royalty Trust Gran Tierra Energy (NYSE:GTE) and U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Is GTE or USEG more profitable? Gran Tierra Energy has a net margin of 7.17% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -174.90%. Gran Tierra Energy's return on equity of 11.36% beat U.S. Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gran Tierra Energy7.17% 11.36% 3.28% U.S. Energy -174.90%-60.68%-33.31% Which has better earnings and valuation, GTE or USEG? Gran Tierra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Energy. Gran Tierra Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGran Tierra Energy$621.68M0.21-$6.29M-$1.90-1.95U.S. Energy$20.62M2.07-$25.78M-$0.81-1.47 Does the media favor GTE or USEG? In the previous week, Gran Tierra Energy had 1 more articles in the media than U.S. Energy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy and 2 mentions for U.S. Energy. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat U.S. Energy's score of 0.61 indicating that Gran Tierra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gran Tierra Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive U.S. Energy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in GTE or USEG? 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, GTE or USEG? Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GTE or USEG? U.S. Energy has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 194.12%. Given U.S. Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than Gran Tierra Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gran Tierra Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50U.S. Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryGran Tierra Energy beats U.S. Energy on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding USEG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart USEG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricU.S. EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$43.03M$7.41B$7.72B$10.68BDividend YieldN/A5.23%10.88%4.88%P/E Ratio-1.479.7215.6927.22Price / Sales2.078.551,430.73128.38Price / CashN/A8.6836.6061.65Price / Book1.751.584.406.59Net Income-$25.78M$568.55M$4.26B$276.14M7 Day Performance-2.46%-1.44%-1.70%-0.72%1 Month Performance1.71%-3.35%-0.53%2.47%1 Year Performance-23.23%2.51%14.28%33.90% U.S. Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USEGU.S. Energy3.2775 of 5 stars$1.19-0.8%$3.50+194.1%-18.5%$43.03M$20.62M-1.4720GTEGran Tierra Energy1.8201 of 5 stars$4.42+4.0%N/A-41.4%$155.99M$621.68M3.09340News CoverageNCSMNCS Multistage1.6222 of 5 stars$41.87+0.2%N/A+127.7%$106.18M$162.56M8.78220Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑EPSNEpsilon Energy4.4374 of 5 stars$4.95+3.6%$8.40+69.7%-20.3%$105.44M$31.52M20.639Positive NewsTUSKMammoth Energy Services0.8485 of 5 stars$2.24+3.2%N/A-50.3%$104.58M$187.93M-3.451,040PROPPrairie Operating2.6435 of 5 stars$1.86+3.3%$8.50+357.0%-79.2%$90.50M$88.85M-0.6219Analyst ForecastGap DownMVOMV Oil Trust1.9786 of 5 stars$5.86+1.4%N/A-43.7%$66.47M$18.58M4.65N/APositive NewsPVLPermianville Royalty Trust1.8497 of 5 stars$1.76+0.9%N/A+12.2%$57.42M$61.63M17.552,020Positive NewsDividend IncreasePEDPEDEVCO3.0764 of 5 stars$0.57+0.8%$1.50+163.2%-41.1%$52.43M$35.33M28.5110VOCVOC Energy TrustN/A$2.94-0.2%N/A-43.3%$49.98M$13.62M5.062,020News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓PRTPermRock Royalty Trust1.6278 of 5 stars$3.88-1.8%N/A-2.9%$48.06M$6.02M8.822,020News CoverageDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GTE Competitors NCSM Competitors EPSN Competitors TUSK Competitors PROP Competitors MVO Competitors PVL Competitors PED Competitors VOC Competitors PRT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:USEG) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Nvidia about to Trigger Another 150X Opportunity?Nvidia gave investors a chance to make more than 150 times their money with its AI chips, known as graphics pr...InvestorPlace | SponsoredNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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