Capital One Financial Has Negative View of AESI Q3 Earnings

Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (NYSE:AESI) – Equities research analysts at Capital One Financial reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Atlas Energy Solutions in a report issued on Monday, October 20th. Capital One Financial analyst D. Becker now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.04) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.01. The consensus estimate for Atlas Energy Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Capital One Financial also issued estimates for Atlas Energy Solutions’ Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on AESI. Barclays dropped their price target on Atlas Energy Solutions from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from $14.50 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.39.

Atlas Energy Solutions Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of NYSE AESI opened at $10.11 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $11.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.18 and a beta of 1.16. Atlas Energy Solutions has a 52-week low of $10.01 and a 52-week high of $26.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a current ratio of 1.56.

Atlas Energy Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, August 14th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 14th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.9%. Atlas Energy Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 714.29%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AESI. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Atlas Energy Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Atlas Energy Solutions by 201.8% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 1,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 1,316 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions by 244.4% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,586 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions by 233.5% during the 2nd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 1,868 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Atlas Energy Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. 34.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Atlas Energy Solutions

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.