Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) and Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) Financial Survey

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) and Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Atlas Energy Solutions and Innovex International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlas Energy Solutions	3	3	4	0	2.10
Innovex International	0	3	2	1	2.67

Atlas Energy Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $17.12, indicating a potential upside of 22.37%. Innovex International has a consensus price target of $32.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.03%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than Innovex International.

Risk and Volatility

Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovex International has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and Innovex International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Energy Solutions	-11.08%	-9.57%	-4.84%
Innovex International	6.17%	7.12%	5.80%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of Innovex International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and Innovex International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.07 billion	1.64	-$50.30 million	($0.95)	-14.73
Innovex International	$978.25 million	2.13	$83.30 million	$0.89	33.44

Innovex International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innovex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Innovex International beats Atlas Energy Solutions on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Atlas Energy Solutions

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. engages in the production, processing, and sale of mesh and sand that are used as a proppant during the well completion process in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico. The company provides transportation and logistics, storage solutions, and contract labor services. It sells its products and services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, and oilfield services companies. Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About Innovex International

Innovex International, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for both onshore and offshore applications within the oil and gas industry. The company was founded on September 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Humble, TX.