Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, KNF or AESI?

Knife River has higher revenue and earnings than Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knife River, 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
Knife River	$2.90B	1.81	$201.70M	$3.54	26.11
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.06B	1.58	$105.43M	$0.56	24.40

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

80.1% of Knife River shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Knife River 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, KNF or AESI?

Knife River has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KNF or AESI 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
Knife River	6.96%	14.82%	7.38%
Atlas Energy Solutions	8.78%	11.01%	6.22%

Does the media refer more to KNF or AESI?

In the previous week, Knife River had 4 more articles in the media than Atlas Energy Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Knife River and 10 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Knife River's score of 1.44 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knife River	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atlas Energy Solutions	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KNF or AESI?

Atlas Energy Solutions received 24 more outperform votes than Knife River when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.25% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 75.51% of users gave Atlas Energy Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knife River	Outperform Votes 13 81.25%	Underperform Votes 3 18.75%
Atlas Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 37 75.51%	Underperform Votes 12 24.49%

Do analysts rate KNF or AESI?

Knife River presently has a consensus price target of $110.40, indicating a potential upside of 19.43%. Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus price target of $22.44, indicating a potential upside of 64.22%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than Knife River.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Knife River	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Atlas Energy Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

Knife River beats Atlas Energy Solutions on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.