Financial Contrast: Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and Amentum (NYSE:AMTM)

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

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

Uber Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Amentum.

Profitability

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Amentum shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Uber Technologies and Amentum, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

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

Summary

Uber Technologies beats Amentum on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.