Contrasting Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU) and The Competition

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) is one of 74 public companies in the “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Atmus Filtration Technologies to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atmus Filtration Technologies	10.03%	482.30%	17.83%
Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors	-264.12%	3.59%	-5.36%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.63 billion	$171.30 million	15.34
Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors	$5.59 billion	$137.77 million	15.25

Atmus Filtration Technologies’ rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Atmus Filtration Technologies. Atmus Filtration Technologies 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Atmus Filtration Technologies and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	0	6	0	3.00
Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors	530	2745	3460	115	2.46

Atmus Filtration Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.11%. As a group, “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” companies have a potential upside of 17.08%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of shares of all “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of shares of all “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Atmus Filtration Technologies Company Profile

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.