Capital One Financial Forecasts AESI Q1 Earnings

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE:AESI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Capital One Financial issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in a note issued to investors on Monday, November 25th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.45 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Atlas Energy Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.80 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Atlas Energy Solutions' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 28th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.29 by ($0.25). Atlas Energy Solutions had a net margin of 8.78% and a return on equity of 11.01%. The company had revenue of $304.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $307.93 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 93.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on AESI. Citigroup cut shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $23.00 to $22.00 in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Stephens reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $28.00 price objective on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $25.00 price target on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Barclays downgraded shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $23.00 to $19.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $27.00 price target on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, August 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Atlas Energy Solutions currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $24.44.

Atlas Energy Solutions Stock Performance

AESI traded down $0.17 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $23.55. The stock had a trading volume of 1,780,393 shares, compared to its average volume of 960,918. Atlas Energy Solutions has a twelve month low of $15.55 and a twelve month high of $24.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.38, a PEG ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.23. The company's 50-day moving average price is $21.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.03.

Atlas Energy Solutions Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th were issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 7th. This is an increase from Atlas Energy Solutions's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.08%. Atlas Energy Solutions's payout ratio is 121.52%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, major shareholder Gregory M. Shepard purchased 23,300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 24th. The shares were bought at an average price of $19.55 per share, with a total value of $455,515.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now directly owns 7,540,306 shares in the company, valued at approximately $147,412,982.30. This trade represents a 0.31 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Stacy Hock sold 8,571 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.44, for a total transaction of $166,620.24. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 943,317 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,338,082.48. This represents a 0.90 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have acquired 60,869 shares of company stock valued at $1,187,983 and have sold 85,713 shares valued at $1,796,831. Corporate insiders own 24.34% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Atlas Energy Solutions by 313.7% during the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,725 shares of the company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 1,308 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $48,000. Amalgamated Bank boosted its position in Atlas Energy Solutions by 328.1% during the 2nd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 2,350 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,801 shares during the period. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in Atlas Energy Solutions by 101.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,696 shares of the company's stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 1,355 shares during the period. Finally, CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions by 47.1% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,766 shares of the company's stock worth $60,000 after purchasing an additional 886 shares during the period. 34.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Atlas Energy Solutions Company Profile

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc engages in the production, processing, and sale of mesh and sand that are used as a proppant during the well completion process in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico. The company provides transportation and logistics, storage solutions, and contract labor services. It sells its products and services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, and oilfield services companies.