Comparing Amentum (AMTM) and The Competition

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

Profitability

This table compares Amentum and its rivals’ 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%	30.78%	7.17%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amentum and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum	$8.39 billion	-$82.00 million	64.77
Amentum Competitors	$8.28 billion	$330.08 million	32.10

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

Institutional and 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Amentum and its rivals, 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	525	1040	25	2.64

Amentum currently has a consensus price target of $27.30, indicating a potential upside of 8.08%. As a group, “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies have a potential upside of 10.26%. Given Amentum’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amentum has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Amentum rivals 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.