Head to Head Survey: Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) vs. EAU Technologies (OTCMKTS:EAUI)

Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) and EAU Technologies (OTCMKTS:EAUI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Atmus Filtration Technologies and EAU Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.67 billion	1.88	$185.60 million	$2.21	17.22
EAU Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than EAU Technologies.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atmus Filtration Technologies	11.14%	94.85%	17.58%
EAU Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Atmus Filtration Technologies and EAU Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	2	3	0	2.60
EAU Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Atmus Filtration Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $42.80, indicating a potential upside of 12.46%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies is more favorable than EAU Technologies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EAU Technologies has a beta of -0.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats EAU Technologies on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About EAU Technologies

EAU Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets equipment that uses water electrolysis to create non-toxic cleaning and disinfecting fluids for food safety applications and dairy drinking water in the United States. Its products include Primacide A, a disinfecting and sanitizing fluid that kills bacteria, yeast, molds, viruses, and other organisms; Primacide B, an alkaline based cleaner; and Primacide C, which is used to stabilize acid water. The company’s fluids are used in commercial food processing, and organic or non-organic agricultural and consumer products that clean, disinfect, remediate, hydrate, and moisturize. It markets its products primarily for food and beverage processing, dairy production and processing, meat and poultry processing, and agricultural grow-out and processing industries, as well as environmental remediation, medical, seafood processing, and grocery store produce and meat departments. The company was formerly known as Electric Aquagenics Unlimited, Inc. and changed its name to EAU Technologies, Inc. in January 2007. EAU Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Kennesaw, Georgia.