Head-To-Head Contrast: Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU) vs. Its Rivals

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) is one of 74 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Atmus Filtration Technologies to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of shares of all “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of shares of all “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.63 billion	$171.30 million	15.37
Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors	$5.56 billion	$139.48 million	6.23

Atmus Filtration Technologies’ competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Atmus Filtration Technologies. Atmus Filtration Technologies 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 Atmus Filtration Technologies and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atmus Filtration Technologies	10.03%	314.52%	17.61%
Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors	-293.43%	-0.11%	-5.38%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Atmus Filtration Technologies and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	0	6	0	3.00
Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors	533	2759	3476	117	2.46

Atmus Filtration Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.84%. As a group, “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” companies have a potential upside of 18.03%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats its competitors on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

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.