Capital One Financial Has Negative View of AESI Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Capital One Financial has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. from $0.06 to $0.01.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, yielding approximately 9.3% annually.
• Atlas Energy Solutions currently holds a consensus rating of "Hold" with an average price target of $18.83 from analysts.

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE:AESI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Capital One Financial cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in a research report issued on Monday, September 15th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.06. The consensus estimate for Atlas Energy Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Atlas Energy Solutions' Q1 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.16 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.20 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from $14.50 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Atlas Energy Solutions from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $18.83.

Atlas Energy Solutions Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of Atlas Energy Solutions stock traded down $0.20 on Tuesday, hitting $10.85. The company had a trading volume of 3,232,393 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,476,948. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $12.04 and a 200-day moving average of $13.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 1.30. Atlas Energy Solutions has a twelve month low of $10.40 and a twelve month high of $26.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.51 and a beta of 1.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions by 16.5% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,054,677 shares of the company's stock valued at $143,695,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,352 shares during the period. Cooke & Bieler LP lifted its stake in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions by 23.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 3,219,440 shares of the company's stock valued at $43,044,000 after purchasing an additional 619,347 shares during the period. Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions by 42.5% in the 1st quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 3,203,592 shares of the company's stock valued at $57,152,000 after purchasing an additional 955,818 shares during the period. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $43,614,000. Finally, Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC lifted its stake in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions by 15.0% in the 2nd quarter. Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC now owns 2,008,725 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,857,000 after purchasing an additional 262,098 shares during the period. 34.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Atlas Energy Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 14th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.2%. Atlas Energy Solutions's payout ratio is presently 714.29%.

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.