USEG Company Profile and Key Details

U.S. Energy Corp. has 34.02 million shares outstanding. The public float is 13.65 million shares, elevated short interest at 5.73% of float. This equals 694.97 thousand shares. The short ratio is 2.55 days. Institutional investors hold 51.48% of the float. Insiders own 60.95%. Marsh Wallis T holds 3.12 million shares, Smith Ryan Lewis has 1.12 million shares and LORIMER R SCOTT has 499.99 thousand shares. Over the past six months, insider transactions show net selling. They sold 31.76 thousand shares across 5 transactions.

U.S. Energy Corp. generated EPS of -$0.81 over the past year. Five-year average earnings growth is -7.01%. The latest quarter delivered EPS of -$0.10. The next quarter is forecast at -$0.04. Next year's EPS is expected at $68.83. Analyst sentiment is bullish. Analyst rating data shows there are 0 Strong Buy ratings, 2 Buy ratings, 0 Hold ratings, 0 Sell rating and 0 Strong Sell ratings. Price targets range from $3.50 to $3.50. The high target offers 311.76% upside. The low target suggests 311.76% downside. The mean target is $3.50. This offers 311.76% upside. U.S. Energy Corp. earnings surprise history is a consistent trend of beating forecasts. The quarter that ended November 12, 2025, missed forecasts by 69.8%. The prior quarter beat by 216.67%. Over the last six quarters, Apple has recorded several small beats. These include 14.29% in August 07, 2024.

Our AI price prediction model suggests that U.S. Energy Corp. stock has strong potential for upside but may face short-term weakness followed by gains in the medium and long term. 2-Week Outlook: Projected decline of -6.32%, with price expected at $0.80 by April 16, 2026, within a range of $0.72 to $0.89 3-Month Outlook: Projected rise of 149.41%, reaching $2.13 by July 01, 2026, with a range of $1.98 to $2.26. 1-Year Outlook: Projected gain of 631.85%, with price at $6.25 by April 02, 2027, within a range of $0.32 to $9.11.

U.S. Energy Corp. trades at a P/E ratio of -2.01, slightly below the S&P 500 average, with a price-to-sales ratio of 3.94 and a price-to-book ratio of 1.19 suggesting the stock is closer to book value. The P/FCF stands at -1.36, also above market averages.

U.S. Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:USEG) closed at $0.85 USD, losing -$0.02 (-2.82%) from the previous close of $0.88. The stock is currently within 5% of its 52-week low $0.82 and $2.75. With a market capitalization of about $28.95 million, U.S. Energy Corp. is classified as a micro-cap and shows lower-than-market volatility (beta ~0.65). Key stats such as the average daily volume over the past year has been around 6.29 million shares, trading with heavier-than-usual volume. Headquartered in Houston, TX, U.S. Energy Corp. operates in the Energy sector and the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production industry. Led by CEO Ryan Lewis Smith, the company employs approximately 20 people and listed since March 17, 1980. U.S.