Sigma Lithium (SGML) Competitors

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts recommend AESI or SGML?

Atlas Energy Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $19.28, indicating a potential upside of 34.60%. Sigma Lithium has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 216.90%. Given Sigma Lithium's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than Atlas Energy Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlas Energy Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Sigma Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AESI or SGML more profitable?

Atlas Energy Solutions has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Sigma Lithium's net margin of -36.85%. Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity of 11.01% beat Sigma Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Energy Solutions	8.78%	11.01%	6.22%
Sigma Lithium	-36.85%	-38.04%	-13.30%

Does the media favor AESI or SGML?

In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Sigma Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 3 mentions for Sigma Lithium. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Sigma Lithium's score of -0.32 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atlas Energy Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sigma Lithium	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AESI or SGML?

Atlas Energy Solutions received 22 more outperform votes than Sigma Lithium when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.47% of users gave Atlas Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave Sigma Lithium an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlas Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 40 75.47%	Underperform Votes 13 24.53%
Sigma Lithium	Outperform Votes 18 64.29%	Underperform Votes 10 35.71%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AESI or SGML?

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, AESI or SGML?

Atlas Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Sigma Lithium. Sigma Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Energy Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.16B	1.53	$105.43M	$0.31	46.20
Sigma Lithium	$155.92M	4.05	-$28.33M	-$0.37	-15.35

Which has more risk and volatility, AESI or SGML?

Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Atlas Energy Solutions beats Sigma Lithium on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.