Amentum (AMTM) and Its Competitors Critical Comparison

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) is one of 25 public companies in the “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Amentum to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.9% of Amentum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of shares of all “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of Amentum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of shares of all “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Amentum and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amentum	0.41%	10.90%	4.18%
Amentum Competitors	6.89%	32.27%	7.19%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Amentum and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amentum	1	4	5	0	2.40
Amentum Competitors	47	524	1039	24	2.64

Amentum presently has a consensus price target of $27.30, suggesting a potential upside of 12.00%. As a group, “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies have a potential upside of 12.08%. Given Amentum’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amentum has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amentum and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum	$8.39 billion	-$82.00 million	62.50
Amentum Competitors	$8.28 billion	$330.08 million	31.42

Amentum has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Amentum is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Amentum competitors beat Amentum on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

Amentum Company Profile

Amentum Holdings, Inc. provides engineering and technology solutions to address challenges in science, security, and sustainability. It serves various markets, such as energy and environment, space, intelligence, defense, civilian, commercial, and international markets. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquatered in Chantilly, Virginia.