Zacks Research Comments on U.S. Energy FY2027 Earnings

U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:USEG) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research issued their FY2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of U.S. Energy in a research report issued on Thursday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst T. Kerr forecasts that the energy company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for U.S. Energy’s current full-year earnings is ($0.24) per share.

U.S. Energy (NASDAQ:USEG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $1.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.63 million. U.S. Energy had a negative return on equity of 49.96% and a negative net margin of 213.60%.

USEG has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of U.S. Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of U.S. Energy from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, D. Boral Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $3.50 target price on shares of U.S. Energy in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.50.

U.S. Energy Price Performance

Shares of U.S. Energy stock opened at $0.91 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $47.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.10 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.92, a current ratio of 1.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $0.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $0.99. U.S. Energy has a 52 week low of $0.66 and a 52 week high of $2.75.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On U.S. Energy

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of U.S. Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. United Asset Strategies Inc. bought a new stake in U.S. Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. XTX Topco Ltd raised its position in U.S. Energy by 61.5% during the second quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 44,841 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 17,080 shares during the period. Uniting Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in U.S. Energy during the third quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new stake in shares of U.S. Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $54,000. 3.00% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at U.S. Energy

In related news, major shareholder Joshua Lane Batchelor sold 434,830 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.25, for a total value of $543,537.50. Following the sale, the insider owned 84,663 shares in the company, valued at approximately $105,828.75. The trade was a 83.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 31.30% of the company’s stock.

About U.S. Energy

U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ: USEG) is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company that acquires, develops and operates hydrocarbon properties across onshore regions in the United States. The company’s activities encompass geological evaluation, drilling, completion and working-interest management, with an emphasis on cost-efficient development of discovered reserves and maximizing production from existing assets.

Over time, U.S. Energy has pursued growth through disciplined lease acquisitions, joint-venture partnerships and targeted drilling programs.