ATS Corporation $ATS Position Lifted by Aberdeen Group plc

Aberdeen Group plc raised its stake in shares of ATS Corporation (NYSE:ATS) by 21.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,205 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,869 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in ATS were worth $517,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATS. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. boosted its stake in ATS by 41.7% during the 1st quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 5,017,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,100,000 after acquiring an additional 1,477,357 shares during the last quarter. Hill City Capital LP bought a new position in ATS during the 1st quarter valued at $32,405,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in ATS by 21.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 6,480,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $161,550,000 after acquiring an additional 1,161,204 shares during the last quarter. Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership bought a new position in ATS during the 1st quarter valued at $9,627,000. Finally, Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. boosted its stake in ATS by 21.9% during the 1st quarter. Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. now owns 1,768,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,133,000 after acquiring an additional 318,254 shares during the last quarter. 75.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ATS Stock Down 1.8%

ATS stock opened at $26.01 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -96.31 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $27.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.91. ATS Corporation has a 52 week low of $20.90 and a 52 week high of $33.13.

ATS (NYSE:ATS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $541.11 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $712.16 million. ATS had a negative net margin of 1.44% and a positive return on equity of 7.79%. ATS’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.50 EPS. ATS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that ATS Corporation will post 1.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on ATS shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ATS in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of ATS from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of ATS from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce”.

ATS Company Profile

ATS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides automation solutions worldwide. The company is also involved in planning, designing, building, commissioning, and servicing automated manufacturing and assembly systems, including automation products and test solutions. In addition, it offers pre-automation services comprising discovery and analysis, concept development, simulation, and total cost of ownership modelling; post automation services, including training, process optimization, preventative maintenance, emergency and on-call support, spare parts, retooling, retrofits, and equipment relocation; and contract manufacturing services, as well as after sales and services.