ATS (ATSAF) vs. The Competition Critical Contrast

ATS (OTCMKTS:ATSAF) is one of 434 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare ATS to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ATS and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATS	N/A	N/A	29.14
ATS Competitors	$4.50 billion	$347.98 million	-12.21

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for ATS and its competitors, 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	4078	14470	17880	777	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 30.12%. Given ATS’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ATS has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares ATS and its competitors’ 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%	-10.16%	0.86%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

72.9% of ATS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ATS beats its competitors 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.