Critical Comparison: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) vs. Its Competitors

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) is one of 177 public companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Atlas Energy Solutions to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions’ competitors have a beta of 0.83, suggesting that their average share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Atlas Energy Solutions and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlas Energy Solutions	3	3	6	0	2.25
Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors	1667	6818	8605	486	2.45

Atlas Energy Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $16.70, suggesting a potential upside of 149.81%. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 36.43%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Energy Solutions	-12.98%	-12.15%	-5.99%
Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors	-10.63%	7.43%	1.47%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.10 billion	-$50.30 million	-7.04
Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors	$3.23 billion	$29.73 million	17.37

Atlas Energy Solutions’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Atlas Energy Solutions competitors beat Atlas Energy Solutions on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

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.