Analyzing Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) and The Competition

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Atlas Energy Solutions and its peers, as provided 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 currently has a consensus price target of $16.70, indicating 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 probable upside, analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and its peers’ 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%

Summary

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

Atlas Energy Solutions Company Profile

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.