Amentum (NYSE:AMTM – Get Free Report) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Amentum and SS&C Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amentum | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.31 |
| SS&C Technologies | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.78 |
Amentum currently has a consensus price target of $29.18, indicating a potential upside of 42.28%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus price target of $91.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.28%. Given Amentum’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amentum is more favorable than SS&C Technologies.
Volatility & Risk
Profitability
This table compares Amentum and SS&C Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amentum | 1.44% | 12.19% | 5.08% |
| SS&C Technologies | 13.16% | 21.20% | 7.19% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
39.9% of Amentum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Amentum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Amentum and SS&C Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amentum | $14.13 billion | 0.35 | $66.00 million | $0.83 | 24.71 |
| SS&C Technologies | $6.27 billion | 3.12 | $796.90 million | $3.48 | 23.99 |
SS&C Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amentum. SS&C Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amentum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
SS&C Technologies beats Amentum on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Amentum
Amentum Holdings, Inc. provides engineering and technology solutions to address challenges in science, security, and sustainability. It serves various markets, such as energy and environment, space, intelligence, defense, civilian, commercial, and international markets. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquatered in Chantilly, Virginia.
About SS&C Technologies
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.
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