Financial Review: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) and Its Rivals

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

Dividends

Atlas Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.7%. Atlas Energy Solutions pays out -89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 58.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Atlas Energy Solutions has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Atlas Energy Solutions is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Risk & Volatility

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets 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	1676	6833	8618	489	2.45

Atlas Energy Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $16.90, indicating a potential upside of 215.48%. As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 39.20%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than its peers.

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	-10.64%	7.40%	1.47%

Institutional & Insider 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 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	$1.08 billion	-$50.30 million	-4.78
Atlas Energy Solutions Competitors	$3.24 billion	$29.73 million	12.74

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.

Summary

Atlas Energy Solutions peers beat Atlas Energy Solutions on 9 of the 15 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.