U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate GTE or USEG?

U.S. Energy has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 212.50%. Given U.S. Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. Energy is more favorable than Gran Tierra Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
U.S. Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher 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	$621.85M	0.26	-$6.29M	$0.16	28.13
U.S. Energy	$20.62M	1.84	-$32.36M	-$0.98	-1.14

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

Does the media prefer GTE or USEG?

In the previous week, U.S. Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Gran Tierra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for U.S. Energy and 7 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy. Gran Tierra Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat U.S. Energy's score of 1.03 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
U.S. Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GTE or USEG?

U.S. Energy received 192 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 50.77% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 197 50.77%	Underperform Votes 191 49.23%

Which has more volatility and risk, GTE or USEG?

Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gran Tierra Energy beats U.S. Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.