Teacher Retirement System of Texas Purchases 31,596 Shares of Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. $ATMU

Key Points

• Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its position in Atmus Filtration Technologies by 5.7%, buying 31,596 shares to hold 590,718 shares (about 0.72% of the company) valued at roughly $30.66 million.
• Multiple institutions also added stakes—notably Channing Capital (+3,192.8% to 1.715M shares), First Trust (+49.1% to 1.528M), Boston Trust Walden, and New York State Common Retirement Fund—leaving institutional ownership at about 32.73%.
• Atmus beat quarterly expectations (EPS $0.66 vs $0.57; revenue $446.6M vs $422.25M), set FY2026 guidance of $2.75–3.00 EPS, and holds a MarketBeat consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a $58.25 target.

Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in shares of Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ATMU - Free Report) by 5.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 590,718 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 31,596 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas owned approximately 0.72% of Atmus Filtration Technologies worth $30,664,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATMU. Channing Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Atmus Filtration Technologies by 3,192.8% during the third quarter. Channing Capital Management LLC now owns 1,715,015 shares of the company's stock valued at $77,330,000 after buying an additional 1,662,931 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp bought a new position in Atmus Filtration Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,304,000. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in Atmus Filtration Technologies by 49.1% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,527,957 shares of the company's stock valued at $68,896,000 after buying an additional 503,383 shares during the last quarter. Port Capital LLC bought a new position in Atmus Filtration Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $19,409,000. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its stake in Atmus Filtration Technologies by 1,589.1% during the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 432,389 shares of the company's stock valued at $19,496,000 after buying an additional 406,790 shares during the last quarter. 32.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Atmus Filtration Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research downgraded Atmus Filtration Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Atmus Filtration Technologies from $67.00 to $58.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Atmus Filtration Technologies from $73.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Atmus Filtration Technologies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $58.25.

Atmus Filtration Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:ATMU opened at $61.31 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $60.81 and its 200 day moving average is $54.78. Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $33.38 and a fifty-two week high of $66.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.01 billion, a PE ratio of 24.52, a PEG ratio of 2.71 and a beta of 1.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 2.42.

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 13th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.09. Atmus Filtration Technologies had a return on equity of 69.78% and a net margin of 11.76%.The company had revenue of $446.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $422.25 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.58 EPS. Atmus Filtration Technologies's quarterly revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Atmus Filtration Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.750-3.000 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. will post 2.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Atmus Filtration Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th were paid a dividend of $0.055 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 20th. This represents a $0.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Atmus Filtration Technologies's dividend payout ratio is currently 8.80%.

About Atmus Filtration Technologies

Atmus Filtration Technologies is a global developer and manufacturer of high-performance filter media and filtration solutions. The company designs and produces advanced materials that capture airborne particles across a range of applications, from heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems to industrial and cleanroom environments. By focusing on proprietary meltblown and nanofiber technologies, Atmus delivers media that balances efficiency, airflow and durability for both original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarket customers.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses pleated and panel filter media, depth filtration products and specialty laminates used in industries such as commercial buildings, healthcare, transportation and power generation.

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