Comparing Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) and Kone Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY)

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) and Kone Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Dividends

Atmus Filtration Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Kone Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Atmus Filtration Technologies pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kone Oyj pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Profitability

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and Kone Oyj’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atmus Filtration Technologies	11.26%	55.47%	13.79%
Kone Oyj	8.61%	41.07%	11.11%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and Kone Oyj”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.96 billion	2.35	$207.40 million	$2.69	21.09
Kone Oyj	$12.72 billion	2.27	$1.11 billion	$1.11	28.66

Kone Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than Atmus Filtration Technologies. Atmus Filtration Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kone Oyj, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Atmus Filtration Technologies and Kone Oyj, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	3	3	0	2.50
Kone Oyj	3	3	1	1	2.00

Atmus Filtration Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $59.67, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies is more favorable than Kone Oyj.

Volatility & Risk

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kone Oyj has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Kone Oyj on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Atmus Filtration Technologies

Atmus Filtration Technologies designs, manufactures and distributes filtration products and solutions for equipment and engines. Its offerings include air, fuel, lubricating-oil, hydraulic and coolant filtration, as well as crankcase ventilation and emissions-related products. The company markets many of its products under the Fleetguard brand. Atmus serves customers in markets including on-highway transportation, agriculture, construction, mining, marine, power generation and industrial equipment.

About Kone Oyj

KONE Oyj is a Finnish company that develops, manufactures, installs and services elevators, escalators and automatic building doors. Its offerings also include solutions for managing the movement of people within buildings. The company serves customers around the world, providing equipment for new buildings as well as maintenance, repair and modernization services for existing installations. KONE was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. Philippe Delorme became KONE’s President and Chief Executive Officer in 2024.