Recon Technology (RCON) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USEG or RCON?

U.S. Energy received 109 more outperform votes than Recon Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.04% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote while only 34.65% of users gave Recon Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 197 51.04%	Underperform Votes 189 48.96%
Recon Technology	Outperform Votes 88 34.65%	Underperform Votes 166 65.35%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, USEG or RCON?

Recon Technology has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Energy	$20.62M	2.05	-$32.36M	-$0.98	-1.28
Recon Technology	$68.85M	0.18	-$6.86M	N/A	N/A

Is USEG or RCON more profitable?

Recon Technology has a net margin of 0.00% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -141.51%. Recon Technology's return on equity of 0.00% 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%
Recon Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of USEG or RCON?

3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Recon Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.9% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Recon Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, USEG or RCON?

U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Recon Technology has a beta of 2.65, suggesting that its share price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer USEG or RCON?

In the previous week, U.S. Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Recon Technology. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for U.S. Energy and 2 mentions for Recon Technology. Recon Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat U.S. Energy's score of 1.19 indicating that Recon Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Energy	Positive
Recon Technology	Positive

Do analysts prefer USEG or RCON?

U.S. Energy currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 180.00%. Given U.S. Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than Recon Technology.

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
Recon Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

U.S. Energy and Recon Technology tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.