Zacks Small Cap Expects Stronger Earnings for U.S. Energy

U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:USEG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Small Cap lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for U.S. Energy in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Zacks Small Cap analyst T. Kerr now expects that the energy company will post earnings of ($0.11) per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($0.13). The consensus estimate for U.S. Energy’s current full-year earnings is ($0.36) per share.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on USEG. D. Boral Capital reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $3.50 price objective on shares of U.S. Energy in a research report on Thursday, March 13th. StockNews.com lowered U.S. Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday.

U.S. Energy Stock Down 2.8 %

U.S. Energy stock opened at $1.37 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $1.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.63. U.S. Energy has a 52-week low of $0.81 and a 52-week high of $6.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $46.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.04 and a beta of 0.69.

Institutional Trading of U.S. Energy

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Scissortail Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in U.S. Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $73,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in U.S. Energy by 24.6% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 62,900 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 12,400 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of U.S. Energy by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 111,528 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $182,000 after purchasing an additional 23,756 shares in the last quarter. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About U.S. Energy

U.S. Energy Corp., an independent energy company, focuses on the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It holds interests in various oil and gas properties located in the Rockies region, including Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota; the Mid-Continent region comprising Oklahoma, Kansas, and North and East Texas; West Texas; South Texas; and the Gulf Coast regions.