U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to GTE or USEG?

In the previous week, U.S. Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Gran Tierra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for U.S. Energy and 4 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat U.S. Energy's score of 0.77 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)	2 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GTE or USEG?

U.S. Energy received 190 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 51.74% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 193 51.74%	Underperform Votes 180 48.26%

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 -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
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.36%	3.28%
U.S. Energy	-141.51%	-71.83%	-39.03%

Do analysts recommend GTE or USEG?

Gran Tierra Energy presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.07%. Given Gran Tierra Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Gran Tierra Energy is more favorable than U.S. Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
U.S. Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 70.9% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GTE or USEG?

Gran Tierra Energy has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gran Tierra 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
Gran Tierra Energy	$636.96M	0.30	-$6.29M	$1.43	4.31
U.S. Energy	$32.32M	1.51	-$32.36M	-$1.32	-1.33

Which has more volatility and risk, GTE or USEG?

Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gran Tierra Energy beats U.S. Energy on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.