Head to Head Survey: Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) & Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP)

Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) and Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) are both mid-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Icahn Enterprises and Atmus Filtration Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Icahn Enterprises	-4.30%	-7.04%	-2.12%
Atmus Filtration Technologies	10.03%	314.52%	17.61%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Icahn Enterprises and Atmus Filtration Technologies’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Icahn Enterprises	$10.85 billion	0.68	-$684.00 million	($1.15)	-14.18
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.63 billion	1.44	$171.30 million	$1.96	14.33

Atmus Filtration Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises 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.

Risk & Volatility

Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 90.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Icahn Enterprises and Atmus Filtration Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Icahn Enterprises	0	0	1	0	3.00
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	0	5	0	3.00

Icahn Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.54%. Atmus Filtration Technologies has a consensus price target of $35.80, indicating a potential upside of 27.49%. Given Icahn Enterprises’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Icahn Enterprises is more favorable than Atmus Filtration Technologies.

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Icahn Enterprises on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Icahn Enterprises

Icahn Enterprises L.P., through its subsidiaries, engages in the investment, energy, automotive, food packaging, real estate, home fashion, and pharma businesses in the United States and Internationally. The Investment segment invests its proprietary capital through various private investment funds. This segment provides investment advisory and other related services. The Energy segment refines and markets transportation fuels in the form of gasoline and diesel fuels, as well as renewable diesel; and manufactures nitrogen fertilizers in the form of urea ammonium nitrate and ammonia. The Automotive segment sells automotive parts and materials, and retailed merchandise; offers automotive repair and maintenance services; and leases real estate properties. The Food Packaging segment produces and sells cellulosic, fibrous, and plastic casings that are used to prepare and package processed meat products. The Real Estate segment is involved in the leasing of land, retail, office, and industrial properties; the development and sale of single-family homes; and the operation of country clubs. The Home Fashion segment manufactures, sources, markets, distributes, and sells home fashion consumer products. The Pharma segment offers pharmaceutical products and services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.

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.