Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) & Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) Critical Comparison

Media Pal (OTCMKTS:MPHD) and Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Media Pal shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Media Pal and Atmus Filtration Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Media Pal	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	2	4	1	2.86

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a consensus target price of $59.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.32%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies is more favorable than Media Pal.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atmus Filtration Technologies	11.76%	69.78%	17.30%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Media Pal and Atmus Filtration Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Media Pal	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.76 billion	2.57	$207.40 million	$2.50	22.27

Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Media Pal.

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Media Pal on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Media Pal

Media Pal Holdings, Corp. operates as a non-hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility. It operates a 250-gallon per minute waste stream separation system at the Wyoming Avenue terminal facility. This system separates liquid waste streams and pumpable waste streams containing a mixture of liquids and solids. Its customers are located primarily throughout the Great Lakes region. The company, formerly known as Rich Coast, Inc. Media Pal Holdings, Corp. was founded in 1936 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.

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.