AESI vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, DVN, HAL, LBRT, MGY, NOG, OII, and PUMP
Should you be buying Atlas Energy Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Atlas Energy Solutions include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), Halliburton (HAL), Liberty Energy (LBRT), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Northern Oil and Gas (NOG), Oceaneering International (OII), and ProPetro (PUMP). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Atlas Energy Solutions vs. Its Competitors
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Atlas Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atlas Energy Solutions pays out 322.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Atlas Energy Solutions has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Atlas Energy Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Atlas Energy Solutions. APA 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.
APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
APA currently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.40%. Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus price target of $19.11, indicating a potential upside of 42.14%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than APA.
In the previous week, APA had 14 more articles in the media than Atlas Energy Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for APA and 6 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat APA's score of 0.41 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Atlas Energy Solutions' net margin of 2.96%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity.
Summary
APA beats Atlas Energy Solutions on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:AESI) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
