Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) & PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCTTU) Head-To-Head Review

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) and PureCycle Technologies (NASDAQ:PCTTU) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and PureCycle Technologies’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.63 billion	1.65	$171.30 million	N/A	N/A
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than PureCycle Technologies.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Atmus Filtration Technologies and PureCycle Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	0	6	0	3.00
PureCycle Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A

Atmus Filtration Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $32.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.45%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies is more favorable than PureCycle Technologies.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atmus Filtration Technologies	10.52%	135.12%	18.72%
PureCycle Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats PureCycle Technologies on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About PureCycle Technologies

PureCycle Technologies, Inc. engages in the production of recycled polypropylene (PP). The company holds a license for restoring waste PP into ultra-pure recycled polypropylene resin that has multiple applications, including packaging and labeling for consumer products, piping, ropes, cabling, and plastic parts for various industries. Its recycling process separates color, odor, and other contaminants from plastic waste feedstock to transform it into virgin-like resin. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.