Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) & Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ:CVGI) Critical Analysis

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) and Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ:CVGI) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Atmus Filtration Technologies and Commercial Vehicle Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	1	4	0	2.80
Commercial Vehicle Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

Atmus Filtration Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $43.80, indicating a potential upside of 11.03%. Commercial Vehicle Group has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 360.83%. Given Commercial Vehicle Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Commercial Vehicle Group is more favorable than Atmus Filtration Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and Commercial Vehicle Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atmus Filtration Technologies	10.84%	134.28%	17.61%
Commercial Vehicle Group	3.98%	5.17%	1.81%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.66 billion	1.97	$171.30 million	$2.15	18.35
Commercial Vehicle Group	$913.00 million	0.08	$49.41 million	$1.02	2.13

Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Commercial Vehicle Group. Commercial Vehicle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atmus Filtration Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commercial Vehicle Group has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Commercial Vehicle Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Commercial Vehicle Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Commercial Vehicle Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Commercial Vehicle Group

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells systems, assemblies, and components to commercial and electric vehicle, and industrial automation markets in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company operates in four segments: Vehicle Solutions, Electrical Systems, Aftermarket & Accessories, and Industrial Automation. It offers vehicle seats and seating systems, such as static, mechanical, and air suspension seats, as well as office seating products under KAB Seating, National Seating, Bostrom Seating, and Stratos brands. The company also provides thermoformed, injection molded, reaction injection molded, and decorated/hydrographic finished products; vinyl or cloth-covered appliqués; instrument panels; plastics decorating and finishing products; cab structures; and cab interiors, including armrests, grab handles, storage systems, floor coverings and mats, sleeper bunks, headliners, wall panels, and privacy curtains under the AdvancTEK brand. In addition, it offers high and low voltage electrical wire harness assemblies function as the primary electric current carrying devices used in providing electrical interconnections for gauges, lights, control functions, power circuits, powertrain and transmission sensors, emissions systems, and other electronic applications on commercial and other vehicles; and panel assemblies. Further, the company provides mirrors, wipers, and wiper systems under Bostrom, Moto Mirror, Sprague Devices, and RoadWatch brands; integrated and electro-mechanical assemblies, and cabinets. It offers its products and systems for the truck, power sports, bus, construction, mining, automotive, agricultural, mining, rail, marine, power generation, e-commerce, warehouse integration, transportation, military/defense, industrial, municipal, off-road recreational, and specialty vehicle markets. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio.