SND vs PPTA vs AESI Stock Comparison

Smart Sand, Perpetua Resources and Atlas Energy Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.62M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.03%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 6, Perpetua Resources 2, Atlas Energy Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDPPTAAESILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.62M $2.30B $1.13B PPTA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x -9.9x -9.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% — -8.1% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% — -11.1% SND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% — -3.4% SND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — 9.9x SND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.03% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.9% -26.0% -15.5% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +30.3%/yr — PPTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.7% 73.6% 67.2% AESI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 30/100 27/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

SNDPPTAAESI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSNDPPTAAESI
Valuation 96 #7 of 162 16 #136 of 162 58 #69 of 162
Growth 75 #37 of 147 1 #146 of 147 6 #138 of 147
Profitability 55 #55 of 122 23 #94 of 122 31 #84 of 122
Financial Health 44 #93 of 164 92 #14 of 164 14 #141 of 164
Shareholder Returns 94 #7 of 107 16 #90 of 107 –
Overall 73 30 27
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PPTA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AESI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSNDPPTAAESISPY
1 month -5.0%-21.8%-27.2% -0.2%
3 months +20.3%+5.6%-17.5% +3.9%
6 months -5.7%-33.2%-47.0% +8.2%
Year to date +24.2%-24.1%-3.7% +12.9%
1 year +122.9%-26.0%-15.5% +12.3%
3 years +146.0%+411.7%-52.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.0%+72.4%-21.8% +23.3%
5 years +106.2%+275.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.6%+30.3%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureSNDPPTAAESISPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.7%73.6%67.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.9%75.1%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.093.020.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.74-0.35-0.23 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.3%-70.6%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-50.6%-54.1% -1.2%
52-week high $5.82$37.22$19.75 $779.14
52-week low $2.09$16.44$8.10 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSNDPPTAAESI
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 13.3x -9.9xmedian 13.3x -9.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 1.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 7.3x -6.5xmedian 7.3x 21.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 14.7x -10.8xmedian 14.7x -6.2xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.96median 0.31 0.16median 0.31 0.30median 0.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSNDPPTAAESI
Revenue $386.99M – $1.07B
Gross profit $52.09M – $76.19M
Operating income $7.85M -$264.40M -$88.46M
Net income $10.49M -$232.33M -$118.33M
Free cash flow $34.63M -$213.26M -$184.12M
R&D – $254.25M –
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $-1.86 $-0.95
Cash & equivalents $10.20M $574.25M –
Total debt $14.66M – $966.72M
Shares (diluted) 41.37M 125.09M 124.94M
Enterprise value $136.34M -$105.75M $1.13B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSNDPPTAAESI
P/E 18.6x -9.9x -9.6x
P/FCF 5.6x -10.8x -6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x -12.7x 20.8x
P/S 0.5x – 1.1x
P/B 0.8x 3.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 3.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x -6.5x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 25.3x -6.5x -23.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 2.0x
EV/FCF 5.7x -8.1x -11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x -9.6x 38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.96 0.16 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDPPTAAESI
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% – -8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – 20.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.5% – -63.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – -38.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 193.0% -351.9% -229.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -93.2% -32.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,206% -951.5% -946.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% -101.3% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,143% -542.8% -937.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -60.3% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 350.4% -436.4% -77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% -103.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16,392% -493.7% -915.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -113.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDPPTAAESI
Gross margin 13.5% – 7.1%
EBITDA margin 10.0% – 9.2%
Operating margin 2.0% – -8.3%
Pretax margin 1.9% – -14.8%
Net margin 2.7% – -11.1%
FCF margin 8.9% – -17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% – 5.1%
Return on equity 4.4% -31.1% -10.4%
Return on assets 3.1% -29.4% -4.9%
Return on invested capital 3.1% – -3.4%
Return on capital employed 2.7% -34.5% -4.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 0.8x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDPPTAAESI
Debt / assets 4.2% – 37.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – 9.9x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – -5.3x
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 6.9% 56.4%
Equity / assets 68.6% 93.1% 43.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 12.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 11.9x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 11.8x –
Altman Z-score 2.67 – 0.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDPPTAAESI
Dividend yield 5.0% – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% -18.8% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% -18.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSNDPPTAAESI
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $-1.20FY2026 $-0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1,000.0%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $380.19MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $1.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 – -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +31.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDPPTAAESI
Held by institutions 49.7% 67.2% 84.6%
Institutions holding 91 255 286
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% -1.6% +17.8%
Institutions buying 69 128 170
Institutions selling 17 79 72
Buyers to sellers 4.06 1.62 2.36

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SNDPPTAAESI
SND 1.00 0.00 0.20
PPTA 0.00 1.00 0.09
AESI 0.20 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SND, PPTA and AESI?

Perpetua Resources (PPTA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smart Sand (SND) $193.62M, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) $2.30B, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) $1.13B.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest net margin (Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -11.1%). On return on invested capital, Smart Sand (SND) leads (Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) -26.0%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -15.5%. Over five years, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) compounded fastest (Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) +30.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Smart Sand (SND) 5.03%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 0.00%. Perpetua Resources (PPTA) and Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) has been the steadiest (Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%, Perpetua Resources (PPTA) 73.6%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 67.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SND, PPTA and AESI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smart Sand (SND) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.