Financial Comparison: Amentum (AMTM) versus The Competition

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

Insider & Institutional 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of shares of all “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amentum and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum	$8.39 billion	-$82.00 million	63.94
Amentum Competitors	$8.28 billion	$330.08 million	31.81

Amentum has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Amentum is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Amentum and its competitors’ 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%	30.78%	7.17%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Amentum and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amentum	1	4	5	0	2.40
Amentum Competitors	48	526	1041	25	2.64

Amentum presently has a consensus price target of $27.30, suggesting a potential upside of 9.47%. As a group, “ENGINRG/R&D SVS” companies have a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Amentum’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amentum has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

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

Amentum Company Profile

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.