Obsidian Energy (OBE) Competitors

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) and Obsidian Energy (NYSE:OBE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

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

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Obsidian Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AESI or OBE more profitable?

Obsidian Energy has a net margin of 14.97% compared to Atlas Energy Solutions' net margin of 8.78%. Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity of 11.01% beat Obsidian Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Energy Solutions	8.78%	11.01%	6.22%
Obsidian Energy	14.97%	6.96%	4.96%

Do analysts recommend AESI or OBE?

Atlas Energy Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $19.28, suggesting a potential upside of 31.51%. Obsidian Energy has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 92.47%. Given Obsidian Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Obsidian Energy is more favorable than Atlas Energy Solutions.

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
Obsidian Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, AESI or OBE?

Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Obsidian Energy has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AESI or OBE?

Obsidian Energy received 182 more outperform votes than Atlas Energy Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.47% of users gave Atlas Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 40.29% of users gave Obsidian Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlas Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 40 75.47%	Underperform Votes 13 24.53%
Obsidian Energy	Outperform Votes 222 40.29%	Underperform Votes 329 59.71%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AESI or OBE?

Atlas Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Obsidian Energy. Obsidian Energy 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	1.56	$105.43M	$0.31	47.29
Obsidian Energy	$533.77M	0.82	$80.01M	$1.07	5.58

Does the media refer more to AESI or OBE?

In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Obsidian Energy. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 0 mentions for Obsidian Energy. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Obsidian Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atlas Energy Solutions	Positive
Obsidian Energy	Neutral

Summary

Atlas Energy Solutions beats Obsidian Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.