Reviewing Kronos Advanced Technologies (OTCMKTS:KNOS) & Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

Kronos Advanced Technologies (OTCMKTS:KNOS) and Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kronos Advanced Technologies and Atmus Filtration Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kronos Advanced Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.67 billion	2.50	$185.60 million	$2.40	21.32

Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Kronos Advanced Technologies.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 14.3% of Kronos Advanced Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Kronos Advanced Technologies and Atmus Filtration Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kronos Advanced Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	2	3	0	2.60

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.22%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies is more favorable than Kronos Advanced Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Kronos Advanced Technologies and Atmus Filtration Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kronos Advanced Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atmus Filtration Technologies	11.57%	76.84%	17.36%

Volatility & Risk

Kronos Advanced Technologies has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Kronos Advanced Technologies on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kronos Advanced Technologies

Kronos Advanced Technologies Inc. manufactures, distributes, and licenses air movement and purification devices in the United States. The company offers air purifiers and masks. It markets and sells products directly through our website, 1800safeair.com, as well as through independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as TSET, Inc. and changed its name to Kronos Advanced Technologies Inc. in January 2001. Kronos Advanced Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

About Atmus Filtration Technologies

Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells filtration products under the Fleetguard brand name in North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and internationally. The company offers fuel filters, lube filters, air filters, crankcase ventilation, hydraulic filters, coolants, and fuel additives, as well as other chemicals; and fuel water separators and other filtration systems to original equipment manufacturers, dealers/distributors, and end-users. Its products are used in on-highway commercial vehicles and off-highway agriculture, construction, mining, and power generation vehicles and equipment. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.