Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) Shares Down 8.6% – Time to Sell?

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE:AESIGet Free Report)’s share price was down 8.6% on Monday . The company traded as low as $12.99 and last traded at $12.94. 1,480,151 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 58% from the average session volume of 3,540,314 shares. The stock had previously closed at $14.16.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AESI has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from $14.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 7th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from $19.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Atlas Energy Solutions from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $25.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Atlas Energy Solutions from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.12.

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Atlas Energy Solutions Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.82. The stock has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a PE ratio of -14.28 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $12.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.34.

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESIGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The company reported ($0.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $293.18 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $282.24 million. Atlas Energy Solutions had a negative return on equity of 9.57% and a negative net margin of 11.08%.Atlas Energy Solutions’s revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.04) earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. will post -0.94 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Atlas Energy Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AESI. Islay Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Atlas Energy Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Atlas Energy Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $48,000. AXQ Capital LP bought a new position in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at $101,000. Abel Hall LLC purchased a new position in Atlas Energy Solutions in the 1st quarter worth about $131,000. Finally, Clearline Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in the fourth quarter worth approximately $164,000. 34.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Atlas Energy Solutions Company Profile

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Atlas Energy Solutions Inc (NYSE:AESI) provides proppant and logistics services to oil and natural gas producers, primarily operating in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico. The company supplies frac sand used in hydraulic fracturing to help keep underground rock fractures open and support the recovery of hydrocarbons.

The company operates sand mines, processing facilities and related infrastructure in the Permian Basin. Its product offerings include various grades and sizes of frac sand, including commonly used 40/70 and 100-mesh products.

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