U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors

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

Is USEG or MXC more profitable?

Mexco Energy has a net margin of 28.37% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -100.13%. Mexco Energy's return on equity of 11.61% beat U.S. Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Energy	-100.13%	-49.00%	-31.08%
Mexco Energy	28.37%	11.61%	10.91%

Do analysts prefer USEG or MXC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Mexco Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor USEG or MXC?

U.S. Energy received 193 more outperform votes than Mexco Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.94% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Mexco Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 193 55.94%	Underperform Votes 152 44.06%
Mexco Energy	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 39 100.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, USEG or MXC?

U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mexco Energy has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, USEG or MXC?

Mexco Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mexco 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	$32.32M	1.00	-$32.36M	-$1.28	-0.99
Mexco Energy	$7.01M	3.82	$4.66M	$0.90	14.19

Does the media prefer USEG or MXC?

In the previous week, Mexco Energy had 4 more articles in the media than U.S. Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Mexco Energy and 2 mentions for U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Mexco Energy's score of 0.28 indicating that U.S. Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Mexco Energy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.9% of Mexco Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.6% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Mexco Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mexco Energy beats U.S. Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.