Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) versus AirTrona International (OTCMKTS:ARTR) Head to Head Review

AirTrona International (OTCMKTS:ARTR) and Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for AirTrona International and Atmus Filtration Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AirTrona International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	3	4	0	2.57

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a consensus target price of $56.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.01%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies is more favorable than AirTrona International.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AirTrona International and Atmus Filtration Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AirTrona International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.76 billion	2.39	$207.40 million	$2.55	20.23

Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AirTrona International.

Profitability

This table compares AirTrona International and Atmus Filtration Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AirTrona International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atmus Filtration Technologies	11.56%	64.29%	15.78%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats AirTrona International on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AirTrona International

AirTrona International Inc. provides various commercial and industrial Ozone generators for a range of commercial, industrial, and residential applications. Its products include ozone sanitization and ozone laundry systems. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Stoney Creek, Canada.

About Atmus Filtration Technologies

Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells filtration products under the Fleetguard brand name in North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and internationally. The company offers fuel filters, lube filters, air filters, crankcase ventilation, hydraulic filters, coolants, and fuel additives, as well as other chemicals; and fuel water separators and other filtration systems to original equipment manufacturers, dealers/distributors, and end-users. Its products are used in on-highway commercial vehicles and off-highway agriculture, construction, mining, and power generation vehicles and equipment. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.