Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) versus Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) Head-To-Head Contrast

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) and Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Heritage Global and Amentum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heritage Global	20.60%	16.05%	11.90%
Amentum	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

33.5% of Heritage Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Amentum shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Heritage Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Heritage Global and Amentum, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heritage Global	0	0	0	0	0.00
Amentum	0	0	2	0	3.00

Amentum has a consensus target price of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.14%. Given Amentum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amentum is more favorable than Heritage Global.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Heritage Global and Amentum”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heritage Global	$49.88 million	1.38	$12.48 million	$0.28	6.57
Amentum	$8.39 billion	0.65	N/A	N/A	N/A

Heritage Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amentum.

About Heritage Global

Heritage Global Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset services company with focus on financial and industrial asset transactions. The company operates in three segments: Auction and Liquidation, Refurbishment & Resale, and Brokerage. It provides a suite of market making, acquisitions, refurbishment, dispositions, valuations, and secured lending services. The company focuses on identifying, valuing, acquiring, and monetizing underlying tangible assets. It acts as an adviser, as well as a principal, acquiring, or brokering manufacturing facilities; surplus industrial machinery and equipment; industrial inventories; and charged-off receivable portfolios. The company was formerly known as Counsel RB Capital Inc. and changed its name to Heritage Global, Inc. in August 2013. Heritage Global, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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.