Head to Head Survey: SKK (NASDAQ:SKK) vs. Amentum (NYSE:AMTM)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.9% of Amentum shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of Amentum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amentum	0.41%	10.90%	4.18%
SKK	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Amentum and SKK, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amentum	2	4	6	0	2.33
SKK	1	0	0	0	1.00

Amentum presently has a consensus price target of $28.55, indicating a potential upside of 29.54%. Given Amentum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Amentum is more favorable than SKK.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amentum and SKK”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum	$8.39 billion	0.64	-$82.00 million	$0.39	56.50
SKK	$13.47 million	0.47	$440,000.00	N/A	N/A

SKK has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amentum.

Summary

Amentum beats SKK 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 SKK

SKK Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides civil engineering services in Singapore. It undertakes subsurface utility works, such as power and telecommunication cable laying works, water pipeline works, and sewer rehabilitation works. The company also offers gas pipeline and sewer construction works; and underground piping, underground utility infrastructure construction and maintenance, horizontal directional drilling, and plumbing and sanitary works. It serves government authorities, utility companies, or contractors. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Singapore.