Nexa Resources (NEXA) Competitors

Nexa Resources (NYSE:NEXA) and Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to NEXA or AESI?

In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 29 more articles in the media than Nexa Resources. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 1 mentions for Nexa Resources. Nexa Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Atlas Energy Solutions' score of 0.63 indicating that Nexa Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexa Resources	Positive
Atlas Energy Solutions	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, NEXA or AESI?

Atlas Energy Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nexa Resources. Nexa Resources 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
Nexa Resources	$2.77B	0.25	-$289.35M	-$1.54	-3.37
Atlas Energy Solutions	$1.06B	1.88	$105.43M	$0.56	32.21

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NEXA or AESI?

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

Is NEXA or AESI more profitable?

Atlas Energy Solutions has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Nexa Resources' net margin of -7.37%. Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity of 11.01% beat Nexa Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexa Resources	-7.37%	-8.49%	-2.36%
Atlas Energy Solutions	8.78%	11.01%	6.22%

Which has more volatility & risk, NEXA or AESI?

Nexa Resources has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NEXA or AESI?

Nexa Resources presently has a consensus target price of $7.16, suggesting a potential upside of 38.06%. Atlas Energy Solutions has a consensus target price of $24.39, suggesting a potential upside of 35.19%. Given Nexa Resources' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Nexa Resources is more favorable than Atlas Energy Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexa Resources	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Atlas Energy Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Is NEXA or AESI a better dividend stock?

Nexa Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Atlas Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Nexa Resources pays out -21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atlas Energy Solutions pays out 178.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nexa Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NEXA or AESI?

Nexa Resources received 242 more outperform votes than Atlas Energy Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.09% of users gave Atlas Energy Solutions an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Nexa Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nexa Resources	Outperform Votes 277 58.69%	Underperform Votes 195 41.31%
Atlas Energy Solutions	Outperform Votes 35 76.09%	Underperform Votes 11 23.91%

Summary

Atlas Energy Solutions beats Nexa Resources on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.