Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) versus Capita (OTCMKTS:CTAGY) Financial Survey

Capita (OTCMKTS:CTAGY) and Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.9% of Amentum shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Amentum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Capita and Amentum”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capita	$3.50 billion	0.10	-$221.54 million	N/A	N/A
Amentum	$8.39 billion	0.60	-$82.00 million	N/A	N/A

Amentum has higher revenue and earnings than Capita.

Profitability

This table compares Capita and Amentum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capita	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amentum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Capita and Amentum, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capita	0	0	0	0	0.00
Amentum	0	2	2	0	2.50

Amentum has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.59%. Given Amentum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amentum is more favorable than Capita.

Summary

Amentum beats Capita on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Capita

Capita plc provides consulting, digital, and software products and services to clients in the private and public sectors in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two divisions: Public Service and Capita Experience divisions. The company offers solutions for finance and accounting, procurement, property and infrastructure, travel and event, and workplace administration. It also provides customer experience transformation, contact management, collection and debt management, complaint handling, customer experience system and software, acquisition and retention, and data and analytics. In addition, the company offers licensing and support, support, digital policing, and engineering practice; learning and development services; education service and local education authority software; solutions for central and local government services; and business process services. Further, it provides pension administration and software, pensions consulting, and data solutions; finance software, automation, and management information systems solutions; cloud, cyber security, digital connectivity, IT services, robotic process automation, and workplace IT solutions; and actuarial, defence, financial, healthcare, housing, legal, public safety, retail, retail banking, utility, and welfare and employability services. The company was formerly known as The Capita Group plc and changed its name to Capita plc in January 2012. Capita plc was founded in 1984 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Amentum

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.