Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend AESI or KNF?

Atlas Energy Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $23.83, indicating a potential upside of 50.80%. Knife River has a consensus target price of $110.40, indicating a potential upside of 21.23%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than Knife River.

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AESI or KNF?

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
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.06B	1.82	$105.43M	$0.56	28.22
Knife River	$2.90B	1.78	$201.70M	$3.54	25.73

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AESI or KNF?

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 77.08% of users gave Atlas Energy Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlas Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 37 77.08%	Underperform Votes 11 22.92%
Knife River	Outperform Votes 13 81.25%	Underperform Votes 3 18.75%

Does the media refer more to AESI or KNF?

In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Knife River. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 10 mentions for Knife River. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Knife River's score of 1.32 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Knife River	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Knife River shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.3% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Knife River shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, AESI or KNF?

Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knife River has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Atlas Energy Solutions and Knife River tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.