U.S. Energy (USEG) Competitors

U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) and MV Oil Trust (NYSE:MVO) 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor USEG or MVO?

U.S. Energy received 29 more outperform votes than MV Oil Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.97% of users gave MV Oil Trust an outperform vote while only 54.99% of users gave U.S. Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
U.S. Energy	Outperform Votes 193 54.99%	Underperform Votes 158 45.01%
MV Oil Trust	Outperform Votes 164 60.97%	Underperform Votes 105 39.03%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, USEG or MVO?

MV Oil Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than U.S. Energy. U.S. Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MV Oil Trust, 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	0.81	-$32.36M	-$1.61	-0.65
MV Oil Trust	$18.07M	5.57	$16.79M	$1.53	5.73

Do analysts prefer USEG or MVO?

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
MV Oil Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media prefer USEG or MVO?

In the previous week, U.S. Energy and U.S. Energy both had 1 articles in the media. MV Oil Trust's average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat U.S. Energy's score of 0.63 indicating that MV Oil Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U.S. Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MV Oil Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, USEG or MVO?

U.S. Energy has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MV Oil Trust has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is USEG or MVO more profitable?

MV Oil Trust has a net margin of 94.48% compared to U.S. Energy's net margin of -138.09%. MV Oil Trust'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	-138.09%	-62.97%	-37.91%
MV Oil Trust	94.48%	N/A	305.87%

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

3.0% of U.S. Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of MV Oil Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.9% of U.S. 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

MV Oil Trust beats U.S. Energy on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.