Reviewing Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) and Save The World Air (OTCMKTS:QSEP)

Save The World Air (OTCMKTS:QSEP) and Atmus Filtration Technologies (NYSE:ATMU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Save The World Air and Atmus Filtration Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Save The World Air	0	0	0	0	0.00
Atmus Filtration Technologies	0	2	3	0	2.60

Atmus Filtration Technologies has a consensus price target of $42.40, indicating a potential upside of 17.09%. Given Atmus Filtration Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atmus Filtration Technologies is more favorable than Save The World Air.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Save The World Air 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
Save The World Air	N/A	N/A	-$1.93 million	($0.02)	-10.20
Atmus Filtration Technologies	$1.67 billion	1.79	$185.60 million	$2.21	16.38

Atmus Filtration Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Save The World Air. Save The World Air 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 & Volatility

Save The World Air has a beta of -1.13, indicating that its share price is 213% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atmus Filtration Technologies has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.7% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Save The World Air shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Atmus Filtration Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Save The World Air and Atmus Filtration Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Save The World Air	N/A	N/A	-3,957.09%
Atmus Filtration Technologies	11.14%	94.85%	17.58%

Summary

Atmus Filtration Technologies beats Save The World Air on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Save The World Air

QS Energy, Inc. develops and commercializes energy efficiency technologies in the United States and internationally. The company’s energy efficiency technologies assist in meeting energy demands, enhancing the economics of oil transport, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s primary technology comprises Applied Oil Technology, a commercial-grade crude oil pipeline transportation flow-assurance product that reduces crude oil viscosity by applying a high intensity electrical field to crude oil while in transit. It serves upstream and midstream energy sectors. The company was formerly known as Save the World Air, Inc. and changed its name to QS Energy, Inc. in August 2015. QS Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Tomball, Texas.

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.