Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ATMU or MGA?

In the previous week, Atmus Filtration Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Atmus Filtration Technologies and 5 mentions for Magna International. Atmus Filtration Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Magna International's score of 0.73 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Magna International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and 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	$1.67B	1.92	$185.60M	$2.21	17.36
Magna International	$42.84B	0.24	$1.01B	$3.51	10.60

Which has more volatility & risk, ATMU or MGA?

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magna International has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% 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%

Do analysts rate ATMU or MGA?

Atmus Filtration Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $42.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.50%. Magna International has a consensus target price of $47.03, suggesting a potential upside of 26.36%. Given Magna International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Magna International	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

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 5.2%. Atmus Filtration Technologies pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magna International pays out 55.3% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ATMU or MGA?

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of Magna International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Magna International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATMU or MGA?

Magna International received 697 more outperform votes than Atmus Filtration Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.25% of users gave Atmus Filtration Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.44% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atmus Filtration Technologies	Outperform Votes 26 81.25%	Underperform Votes 6 18.75%
Magna International	Outperform Votes 723 62.44%	Underperform Votes 435 37.56%

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Magna International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.