Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU) and Its Peers Head to Head Review

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) is one of 72 publicly-traded companies in the “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Atmus Filtration Technologies to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and its rivals 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	15.38
Atmus Filtration Technologies Competitors	$5.65 billion	$144.55 million	6.39

Atmus Filtration Technologies’ rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Atmus Filtration Technologies. Atmus Filtration Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and its rivals’ 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	-239.33%	1.11%	-4.37%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Atmus Filtration Technologies and its rivals, 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	2748	3454	118	2.46

Atmus Filtration Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.81%. As a group, “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” companies have a potential upside of 18.27%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of shares of all “Motor vehicle parts & accessories” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

Atmus Filtration Technologies Company Profile

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.