Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) & Its Rivals Critical Review

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are held by 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.

Volatility and Risk

Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions’ peers have a beta of 0.82, suggesting that their average stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Atlas Energy Solutions and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlas Energy Solutions	3	3	6	0	2.25
Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors	1683	6848	8634	490	2.45

Atlas Energy Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $15.90, indicating a potential upside of 183.17%. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 32.50%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.10 billion	-$50.30 million	-5.01
Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors	$3.27 billion	$29.73 million	13.05

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%	-12.38%	-5.87%
Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors	-10.56%	7.42%	1.49%

Summary

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

About Atlas Energy Solutions

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. is a U.S. energy-services company that supplies proppant, primarily frac sand, used in hydraulic fracturing. The company mines, processes and distributes sand for oil and natural gas operators. Atlas also provides logistics services to move proppant from its facilities to well sites, including transportation and storage. Its operations are focused on the Permian Basin in West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, a major oil and gas producing region. Founded in 2017, the company has developed an integrated supply and logistics network serving energy producers in the region.