U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, USEG or GTE?

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
U.S. Energy	$32.32M	2.01	-$32.36M	-$1.32	-1.76
Gran Tierra Energy	$636.96M	0.36	-$6.29M	$1.43	5.17

Does the media favor USEG or GTE?

In the previous week, U.S. Energy had 9 more articles in the media than Gran Tierra Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for U.S. Energy and 3 mentions for Gran Tierra Energy. U.S. Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Gran Tierra Energy's score of 0.77 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gran Tierra Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, USEG or GTE?

U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gran Tierra Energy has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate USEG or GTE?

U.S. Energy currently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.79%. Gran Tierra Energy has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.14%. Given Gran Tierra Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gran Tierra Energy is more favorable than U.S. Energy.

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
Gran Tierra Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USEG or GTE?

U.S. Energy received 191 more outperform votes than Gran Tierra Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Gran Tierra Energy an outperform vote while only 51.59% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 195 51.59%	Underperform Votes 183 48.41%
Gran Tierra Energy	Outperform Votes 4 66.67%	Underperform Votes 2 33.33%

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

3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Gran Tierra Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.9% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Gran Tierra 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.

Is USEG or GTE 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
U.S. Energy	-141.51%	-71.83%	-39.03%
Gran Tierra Energy	7.17%	11.36%	3.28%

Summary

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