LiveRamp (RAMP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer AMTM or RAMP?

In the previous week, Amentum had 11 more articles in the media than LiveRamp. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Amentum and 13 mentions for LiveRamp. LiveRamp's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Amentum's score of 0.80 indicating that LiveRamp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMTM or RAMP?

LiveRamp has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Amentum	$12.68B	0.48	-$82M	$0.39	63.88
LiveRamp	$745.58M	2.45	-$810K	$0.22	126.77

Is AMTM or RAMP 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
Amentum	0.41%	10.90%	4.18%
LiveRamp	1.89%	2.21%	1.69%

Do analysts prefer AMTM or RAMP?

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

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMTM or RAMP?

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

Summary

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