Comparing ATS (ATSAF) & Its Competitors

ATS (OTCMKTS:ATSAF) is one of 435 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare ATS to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares ATS and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATS	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATS Competitors	-1,947.44%	-10.15%	0.87%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for ATS and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATS	0	0	3	0	3.00
ATS Competitors	4073	14463	17877	777	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 28.14%. Given ATS’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ATS has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ATS and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATS	N/A	N/A	29.81
ATS Competitors	$4.52 billion	$347.98 million	-12.94

ATS’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than ATS. ATS is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

72.9% of ATS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ATS beats its rivals on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About ATS

ATS Corp. engages in planning, designing, building, commissioning, and servicing automated manufacturing and assembly systems. It offers custom automation, repeat automation, automation products, and value-added services, including pre-automation and after-sales services to life sciences, chemicals, consumer products, electronics, food, beverage, transportation, energy, and oil and gas market. The company was founded by Klaus D. Woerner in 1978 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Canada.