Amentum (AMTM) versus Its Peers Critical Survey

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Amentum and its peers’ 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 breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Amentum and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amentum and its peers 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 peers. Amentum is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Amentum peers 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.