Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) Competitors

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) and Knife River (NYSE:KNF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media refer more to AESI or KNF?

In the previous week, Knife River had 3 more articles in the media than Atlas Energy Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Knife River and 5 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Knife River's score of 1.79 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
Knife River	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Knife River shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Knife River shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AESI or KNF?

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than Atlas Energy Solutions. Knife River 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
Knife River	$2.92B	1.73	$201.70M	$3.17	28.14

Which has more volatility & risk, AESI or KNF?

Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AESI or KNF?

Atlas Energy Solutions received 25 more outperform votes than Knife River when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.33% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 75.47% of users gave Atlas Energy Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlas Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 40 75.47%	Underperform Votes 13 24.53%
Knife River	Outperform Votes 15 83.33%	Underperform Votes 3 16.67%

Is AESI or KNF more profitable?

Atlas Energy Solutions has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Knife River's net margin of 6.96%. Knife River's return on equity of 14.82% beat Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Energy Solutions	8.78%	11.01%	6.22%
Knife River	6.96%	14.82%	7.38%

Do analysts prefer AESI or KNF?

Atlas Energy Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $19.28, indicating a potential upside of 34.60%. Knife River has a consensus price target of $114.80, indicating a potential upside of 28.68%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than Knife River.

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
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Knife River beats Atlas Energy Solutions on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.