Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU) Competitors

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) and Magna International (NYSE:MGA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, ATMU or MGA?

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magna International has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ATMU or MGA more profitable?

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Magna International's net margin of 2.36%. Atmus Filtration Technologies' return on equity of 120.81% beat Magna International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atmus Filtration Technologies	11.12%	120.81%	17.99%
Magna International	2.36%	12.78%	4.83%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATMU or MGA?

Magna International received 698 more outperform votes than Atmus Filtration Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.56% of users gave Atmus Filtration Technologies an outperform vote while only 61.98% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atmus Filtration Technologies	Outperform Votes 29 80.56%	Underperform Votes 7 19.44%
Magna International	Outperform Votes 727 61.98%	Underperform Votes 446 38.02%

Does the media favor ATMU or MGA?

In the previous week, Atmus Filtration Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Atmus Filtration Technologies and 10 mentions for Magna International. Atmus Filtration Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Magna International's score of 0.83 indicating that Atmus Filtration Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atmus Filtration Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Magna International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ATMU or MGA?

Magna International has higher revenue and earnings than Atmus Filtration Technologies. Magna International 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.66B	1.89	$185.60M	$2.21	17.19
Magna International	$41.94B	0.24	$1.01B	$4.00	8.94

Is ATMU or MGA a better dividend stock?

Atmus Filtration Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Magna International pays an annual dividend of $1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Atmus Filtration Technologies pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magna International pays out 48.5% 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. Magna International has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Magna International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ATMU or MGA?

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Magna International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer ATMU or MGA?

Atmus Filtration Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $43.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.88%. Magna International has a consensus price target of $41.56, indicating a potential upside of 16.25%. Given Magna International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Magna International is more favorable than Atmus Filtration Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Magna International	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.16

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Magna International on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.