Tetra Technologies (NYSE:TTI – Get Free Report) and Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
70.2% of Tetra Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Tetra Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Tetra Technologies has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tetra Technologies | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Atlas Energy Solutions | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.10 |
Tetra Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 67.15%. Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus target price of $17.12, indicating a potential upside of 27.23%. Given Tetra Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tetra Technologies is more favorable than Atlas Energy Solutions.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Tetra Technologies and Atlas Energy Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tetra Technologies | $630.93 million | 1.61 | $3.01 million | $0.04 | 172.00 |
| Atlas Energy Solutions | $1.10 billion | 1.54 | -$50.30 million | ($0.95) | -14.17 |
Tetra Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tetra Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Tetra Technologies and Atlas Energy Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tetra Technologies | 0.97% | 9.11% | 4.14% |
| Atlas Energy Solutions | -11.08% | -9.57% | -4.84% |
Summary
Tetra Technologies beats Atlas Energy Solutions on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tetra Technologies
TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services and solutions company. It operates through two segments, Completion Fluids & Products Division and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products segment manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry for use in well drilling, completion, and workover operations in the United States, as well as in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment also markets liquid and dry calcium chloride products; and TETRA PureFlow ultra-pure zinc bromide to battery technology companies. The Water & Flowback Services segment provides water management services for onshore oil and gas operators. This segment also offers frac flowback, production well testing, and other associated services in oil and gas producing regions in the United States, as well as in various basins in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. TETRA Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
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.
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