U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors $1.21 -0.01 (-0.82%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.22 +0.01 (+0.41%) As of 09:15 AM 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. EPM, GTE, NCSM, TUSK, EPSN, PROP, MVO, PVL, PED, and VOCShould you be buying U.S. Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U.S. Energy include Evolution Petroleum (EPM), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), NCS Multistage (NCSM), Mammoth Energy Services (TUSK), Epsilon Energy (EPSN), Prairie Operating (PROP), MV Oil Trust (MVO), Permianville Royalty Trust (PVL), PEDEVCO (PED), and VOC Energy Trust (VOC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry. U.S. Energy vs. Its Competitors Evolution Petroleum Gran Tierra Energy NCS Multistage Mammoth Energy Services Epsilon Energy Prairie Operating MV Oil Trust Permianville Royalty Trust PEDEVCO VOC Energy Trust U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) and Evolution Petroleum (NYSE:EPM) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. Does the media favor USEG or EPM? In the previous week, U.S. Energy and U.S. Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Evolution Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat U.S. Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Evolution Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment U.S. Energy Neutral Evolution Petroleum Positive Do analysts prefer USEG or EPM? U.S. Energy presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 189.26%. Evolution Petroleum has a consensus target price of $6.10, indicating a potential upside of 25.77%. Given U.S. Energy's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than Evolution Petroleum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score U.S. Energy 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Evolution Petroleum 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more risk and volatility, USEG or EPM? U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolution Petroleum has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in USEG or EPM? 3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Evolution Petroleum shares are owned 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 EPM more profitable? Evolution Petroleum has a net margin of 2.04% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -174.90%. 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 U.S. Energy-174.90% -60.68% -33.31% Evolution Petroleum 2.04%2.42%1.20% Which has better valuation & earnings, USEG or EPM? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioU.S. Energy$20.62M2.09-$25.78M-$0.81-1.49Evolution Petroleum$85.84M1.94$4.08M$0.03161.67 SummaryEvolution Petroleum beats U.S. Energy on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get U.S. Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USEG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$43.47M$8.20B$7.98B$10.54BDividend YieldN/A4.84%10.74%4.71%P/E Ratio-1.4910.8878.9027.61Price / Sales2.099.131,537.65201.06Price / CashN/A12.9236.4661.55Price / Book1.781.684.836.76Net Income-$25.78M$568.55M$4.28B$275.88M7 Day PerformanceN/A2.35%1.73%2.81%1 Month Performance7.08%4.22%6.00%9.24%1 Year Performance-1.22%5.23%17.99%35.42% U.S. Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USEGU.S. Energy2.8509 of 5 stars$1.21-0.8%$3.50+189.3%-3.2%$43.47M$20.62M-1.4920Analyst ForecastEPMEvolution Petroleum3.8111 of 5 stars$4.88-2.0%$6.10+25.0%-12.7%$167.67M$85.84M97.628GTEGran Tierra Energy1.2435 of 5 stars$4.36-2.2%N/A-28.2%$157.40M$621.68M3.05340NCSMNCS Multistage1.97 of 5 stars$51.14-3.7%N/A+140.6%$134.87M$162.56M10.72220Analyst ForecastTUSKMammoth Energy Services0.3609 of 5 stars$2.39-1.6%N/A-50.9%$117.11M$187.93M-3.681,040News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastEPSNEpsilon Energy4.4006 of 5 stars$5.02-3.1%$7.70+53.4%-15.4%$114.26M$31.52M20.929News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPROPPrairie Operating2.2322 of 5 stars$1.87+0.5%$8.50+354.5%-77.4%$93.52M$7.94M-0.6219MVOMV Oil Trust2.6749 of 5 stars$5.65-7.5%N/A-38.0%$70.26M$18.58M4.48N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumePVLPermianville Royalty Trust2.3551 of 5 stars$1.83-0.7%N/A+9.4%$60.80M$61.63M18.302,020News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastPEDPEDEVCO3.4222 of 5 stars$0.57-4.1%$1.50+161.6%-39.5%$52.73M$35.33M28.6810VOCVOC Energy TrustN/A$2.91-0.5%N/A-41.7%$49.64M$11.02M5.012,020News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EPM Competitors GTE Competitors NCSM Competitors TUSK Competitors EPSN Competitors PROP Competitors MVO Competitors PVL Competitors PED Competitors VOC 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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