Amentum (AMTM) & Its Peers Financial Analysis

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amentum and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum $8.39 billion -$82.00 million 63.88
Amentum Competitors $8.28 billion $330.08 million 32.25

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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.9% of Amentum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of shares of all “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Amentum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of shares of all “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies are held by company 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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Amentum and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amentum 1 4 5 0 2.40
Amentum Competitors 47 525 1040 25 2.64

Amentum presently has a consensus price target of $27.30, suggesting a potential upside of 9.57%. As a group, “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies have a potential upside of 10.62%. Given Amentum’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amentum has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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% 32.24% 7.17%

Summary

Amentum peers beat Amentum on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

About Amentum

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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.

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