Sezzle (SEZL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SEZL or AMTM?

In the previous week, Amentum had 11 more articles in the media than Sezzle. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Amentum and 4 mentions for Sezzle. Amentum's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Sezzle's score of 0.78 indicating that Amentum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sezzle	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amentum	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SEZL or AMTM?

Sezzle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amentum.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sezzle	$271.13M	4.92	$7.10M	$2.18	18.09
Amentum	$9.82B	0.46	-$82M	N/A	N/A

Is SEZL or AMTM more profitable?

Sezzle has a net margin of 25.29% compared to Amentum's net margin of 0.00%. Sezzle's return on equity of 101.18% beat Amentum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sezzle	25.29%	101.18%	18.90%
Amentum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer SEZL or AMTM?

Sezzle currently has a consensus target price of $61.42, indicating a potential upside of 55.76%. Amentum has a consensus target price of $24.80, indicating a potential upside of 33.62%. Given Sezzle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sezzle is more favorable than Amentum.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sezzle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Amentum	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SEZL or AMTM?

2.0% of Sezzle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Amentum shares are held by institutional investors. 57.7% of Sezzle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Amentum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SEZL or AMTM?

Sezzle received 6 more outperform votes than Amentum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Sezzle an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Amentum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sezzle	Outperform Votes 10 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Amentum	Outperform Votes 4 44.44%	Underperform Votes 5 55.56%

Summary

Sezzle beats Amentum on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.