TaskUs (TASK) Competitors

TaskUs (NASDAQ:TASK) and Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TASK or AMTM?

44.6% of TaskUs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Amentum shares are held by institutional investors. 29.3% of TaskUs 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 media prefer TASK or AMTM?

In the previous week, Amentum had 7 more articles in the media than TaskUs. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Amentum and 1 mentions for TaskUs. Amentum's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat TaskUs' score of 0.76 indicating that Amentum is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TaskUs	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amentum	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TASK or AMTM?

TaskUs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amentum.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TaskUs	$994.99M	1.26	$45.69M	$0.51	27.39
Amentum	$9.82B	0.49	-$82M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate TASK or AMTM?

TaskUs currently has a consensus price target of $17.86, suggesting a potential upside of 27.82%. Amentum has a consensus price target of $26.20, suggesting a potential upside of 32.79%. Given Amentum's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amentum is more favorable than TaskUs.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TaskUs	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Amentum	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is TASK or AMTM more profitable?

TaskUs has a net margin of 5.58% compared to Amentum's net margin of 0.00%. TaskUs' return on equity of 17.73% beat Amentum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TaskUs	5.58%	17.73%	9.17%
Amentum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TASK or AMTM?

TaskUs received 36 more outperform votes than Amentum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 41.05% of users gave TaskUs an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Amentum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TaskUs	Outperform Votes 39 41.05%	Underperform Votes 56 58.95%
Amentum	Outperform Votes 3 37.50%	Underperform Votes 5 62.50%

Summary

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