LiveRamp (RAMP) Competitors

LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) and Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to RAMP or AMTM?

In the previous week, Amentum had 13 more articles in the media than LiveRamp. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Amentum and 11 mentions for LiveRamp. LiveRamp's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Amentum's score of 0.78 indicating that LiveRamp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LiveRamp	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amentum	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RAMP or AMTM?

LiveRamp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amentum. Amentum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveRamp, 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
LiveRamp	$745.58M	2.45	-$810K	$0.22	126.77
Amentum	$8.39B	0.72	-$82M	$0.39	63.88

Is RAMP or AMTM more profitable?

LiveRamp has a net margin of 1.89% compared to Amentum's net margin of 0.41%. Amentum's return on equity of 10.90% beat LiveRamp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveRamp	1.89%	2.21%	1.69%
Amentum	0.41%	10.90%	4.18%

Do analysts rate RAMP or AMTM?

LiveRamp currently has a consensus target price of $40.83, indicating a potential upside of 46.41%. Amentum has a consensus target price of $27.30, indicating a potential upside of 9.57%. Given LiveRamp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LiveRamp is more favorable than Amentum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveRamp	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Amentum	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RAMP or AMTM?

93.8% of LiveRamp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Amentum shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of LiveRamp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Amentum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Amentum beats LiveRamp on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.