Analyzing Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) & Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER)

Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) and Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Amentum and Uber Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amentum	N/A	N/A	N/A
Uber Technologies	10.49%	33.46%	10.55%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Amentum and Uber Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amentum	0	0	2	0	3.00
Uber Technologies	0	5	32	1	2.89

Amentum presently has a consensus price target of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 48.93%. Uber Technologies has a consensus price target of $91.31, indicating a potential upside of 49.36%. Given Uber Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Uber Technologies is more favorable than Amentum.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amentum and Uber Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum	$8.39 billion	0.59	N/A	N/A	N/A
Uber Technologies	$41.96 billion	3.07	$1.89 billion	$2.01	30.41

Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Amentum.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.9% of Amentum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Uber Technologies beats Amentum on 10 of the 11 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 Uber Technologies

Uber Technologies, Inc. develops and operates proprietary technology applications in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia excluding China and Southeast Asia. It operates through three segments: Mobility, Delivery, and Freight. The Mobility segment connects consumers with a range of transportation modalities, such as ridesharing, carsharing, micromobility, rentals, public transit, taxis, and other modalities; and offers riders in a variety of vehicle types, as well as financial partnerships products and advertising services. The Delivery segment allows to search for and discover restaurants to grocery, alcohol, convenience, and other retails; order a meal or other items; and Uber direct, a white-label Delivery-as-a-Service for retailers and restaurants, as well as advertising. The Freight segment manages transportation and logistics network, which connects shippers and carriers in digital marketplace including carriers upfronts, pricing, and shipment booking; and provides on-demand platform to automate logistics end-to-end transactions for small-and medium-sized business to global enterprises. The company was formerly known as Ubercab, Inc. and changed its name to Uber Technologies, Inc. in February 2011. Uber Technologies, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.