Critical Review: Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) and Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI)

Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI – Get Rating) and Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM – Get Rating) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Atlas Energy Solutions and Martin Marietta Materials, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlas Energy Solutions	0	0	8	1	3.11
Martin Marietta Materials	0	3	10	0	2.77

Atlas Energy Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $24.44, indicating a potential upside of 41.46%. Martin Marietta Materials has a consensus price target of $412.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.43%. Given Atlas Energy Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Atlas Energy Solutions is more favorable than Martin Marietta Materials.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and Martin Marietta Materials’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlas Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Martin Marietta Materials	$6.16 billion	3.98	$866.80 million	$15.49	25.52

Martin Marietta Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Atlas Energy Solutions.

Profitability

This table compares Atlas Energy Solutions and Martin Marietta Materials’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlas Energy Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Martin Marietta Materials	15.39%	12.31%	5.84%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.1% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Martin Marietta Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Atlas Energy Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Martin Marietta Materials pays an annual dividend of $2.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Martin Marietta Materials pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Martin Marietta Materials has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Summary

Martin Marietta Materials beats Atlas Energy Solutions on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Atlas Energy Solutions

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Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. is a provider of proppant and logistics services to customers engaged in the oil and natural gas industry principally within the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico. Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. is based in AUSTIN, Texas.

About Martin Marietta Materials

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Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of aggregates including crushed stone, sand, and gravel through its network of quarries and distribution yards. It operates through the following geographical segments: East Group and West Group. The East Group segments provide aggregated products only. The West Group offers aggregates, as well as cement and downstream products including mixed concrete, asphalt, and paving services. The company was founded in November 1993 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.