U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in USEG or GTE?

3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor USEG or GTE?

In the previous week, Gran Tierra Energy had 4 more articles in the media than U.S. Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy and 1 mentions for U.S. Energy. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat U.S. Energy's score of 1.27 indicating that Gran Tierra Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Energy	Positive
Gran Tierra Energy	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, USEG or GTE?

U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend USEG or GTE?

U.S. Energy presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 146.48%. Given U.S. Energy's higher possible upside, equities 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
U.S. Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is USEG or GTE more profitable?

Gran Tierra Energy has a net margin of 7.17% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -141.51%. 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
U.S. Energy	-141.51%	-71.83%	-39.03%
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.36%	3.28%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, USEG or GTE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Energy	$17.42M	2.77	-$32.36M	-$0.70	-2.03
Gran Tierra Energy	$634.81M	0.29	-$6.29M	-$0.38	-13.82

Does the MarketBeat Community favor USEG or GTE?

U.S. Energy received 192 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 50.51% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 198 50.51%	Underperform Votes 194 49.49%
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 6 66.67%	Underperform Votes 3 33.33%

Summary

Gran Tierra Energy beats U.S. Energy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.