Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to KNF or AESI?

In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 6 mentions for Knife River. Knife River's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Atlas Energy Solutions' score of 1.49 indicating that Knife River is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Knife River	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Atlas Energy Solutions	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KNF or AESI?

Atlas Energy Solutions received 25 more outperform votes than Knife River when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.35% of users gave Knife River an outperform vote while only 75.00% of users gave Atlas Energy Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Knife River	Outperform Votes 14 82.35%	Underperform Votes 3 17.65%
Atlas Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 39 75.00%	Underperform Votes 13 25.00%

Which has more risk & volatility, KNF or AESI?

Knife River has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate KNF or AESI?

Knife River presently has a consensus target price of $112.80, suggesting a potential upside of 13.38%. Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus target price of $19.81, suggesting a potential upside of 50.78%. 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

Which has better valuation & earnings, KNF or AESI?

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
Knife River	$2.92B	1.93	$201.70M	$3.17	31.38
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.16B	1.40	$105.43M	$0.31	42.39

Summary

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