Amentum (NYSE:AMTM) and Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) Head to Head Review

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.9% of Amentum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Heritage Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Heritage Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Amentum and Heritage Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Amentum presently has a consensus price target of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.03%. Given Amentum’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Amentum is more favorable than Heritage Global.

Profitability

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

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum	$8.39 billion	0.61	N/A	N/A	N/A
Heritage Global	$49.88 million	1.38	$12.48 million	$0.28	6.61

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

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 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.