Financial Analysis: Amentum (AMTM) vs. The Competition

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Amentum and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum	$8.39 billion	-$82.00 million	61.97
Amentum Competitors	$8.28 billion	$330.08 million	31.63

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings 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	48	527	1041	25	2.64

Amentum currently has a consensus price target of $27.30, suggesting a potential upside of 12.96%. As a group, “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies have a potential upside of 10.80%. Given Amentum’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Amentum is more favorable than its peers.

Insider and Institutional 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, 5.9% of shares of all “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments 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%	30.78%	7.17%

Summary

Amentum peers beat Amentum on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Amentum

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.