Contrasting Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ:CVGI) and Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU)

Commercial Vehicle Group (NASDAQ:CVGI) and Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Commercial Vehicle Group and Atmus Filtration Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Commercial Vehicle Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	1	4	0	2.80

Commercial Vehicle Group presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 350.45%. Atmus Filtration Technologies has a consensus price target of $43.80, indicating a potential upside of 6.34%. Given Commercial Vehicle Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Commercial Vehicle Group is more favorable than Atmus Filtration Technologies.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

72.3% of Commercial Vehicle Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Commercial Vehicle Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Commercial Vehicle Group and Atmus Filtration Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Commercial Vehicle Group	$994.68 million	0.08	$49.41 million	$1.02	2.18
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.66 billion	2.06	$171.30 million	$2.15	19.16

Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Commercial Vehicle Group. Commercial Vehicle Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atmus Filtration Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Commercial Vehicle Group has a beta of 2.39, indicating that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Commercial Vehicle Group and Atmus Filtration Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Commercial Vehicle Group	3.98%	5.17%	1.81%
Atmus Filtration Technologies	10.84%	134.28%	17.61%

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Commercial Vehicle Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Commercial Vehicle Group

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells systems, assemblies, and components to commercial and electric vehicle, and industrial automation markets in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company operates in four segments: Vehicle Solutions, Electrical Systems, Aftermarket & Accessories, and Industrial Automation. It offers vehicle seats and seating systems, such as static, mechanical, and air suspension seats, as well as office seating products under KAB Seating, National Seating, Bostrom Seating, and Stratos brands. The company also provides thermoformed, injection molded, reaction injection molded, and decorated/hydrographic finished products; vinyl or cloth-covered appliqués; instrument panels; plastics decorating and finishing products; cab structures; and cab interiors, including armrests, grab handles, storage systems, floor coverings and mats, sleeper bunks, headliners, wall panels, and privacy curtains under the AdvancTEK brand. In addition, it offers high and low voltage electrical wire harness assemblies function as the primary electric current carrying devices used in providing electrical interconnections for gauges, lights, control functions, power circuits, powertrain and transmission sensors, emissions systems, and other electronic applications on commercial and other vehicles; and panel assemblies. Further, the company provides mirrors, wipers, and wiper systems under Bostrom, Moto Mirror, Sprague Devices, and RoadWatch brands; integrated and electro-mechanical assemblies, and cabinets. It offers its products and systems for the truck, power sports, bus, construction, mining, automotive, agricultural, mining, rail, marine, power generation, e-commerce, warehouse integration, transportation, military/defense, industrial, municipal, off-road recreational, and specialty vehicle markets. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio.

About Atmus Filtration Technologies

Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells filtration products under the Fleetguard brand name in North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and internationally. The company offers fuel filters, lube filters, air filters, crankcase ventilation, hydraulic filters, coolants, and fuel additives, as well as other chemicals; and fuel water separators and other filtration systems to original equipment manufacturers, dealers/distributors, and end-users. Its products are used in on-highway commercial vehicles and off-highway agriculture, construction, mining, and power generation vehicles and equipment. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.