Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) Competitors

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) and APA (NASDAQ:APA) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer AESI or APA?

Atlas Energy Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $18.83, indicating a potential upside of 66.89%. APA has a consensus target price of $23.72, indicating a potential upside of 0.58%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlas Energy Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, AESI or APA?

Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AESI or APA?

In the previous week, APA had 17 more articles in the media than Atlas Energy Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for APA and 17 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat APA's score of 0.74 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	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
APA	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AESI or APA a better dividend stock?

Atlas Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Atlas Energy Solutions pays out 714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. APA pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AESI or APA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.06B	1.32	$59.94M	$0.14	80.61
APA	$9.74B	0.87	$804M	$2.99	7.89

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AESI or APA?

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AESI or APA more profitable?

APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Atlas Energy Solutions' net margin of 1.20%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Energy Solutions	1.20%	3.11%	1.71%
APA	10.53%	20.98%	7.21%

Summary

APA beats Atlas Energy Solutions on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.