Critical Comparison: ATS (ATSAF) versus Its Rivals

ATS (OTCMKTS:ATSAF) is one of 436 public companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare ATS to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATS	N/A	N/A	30.81
ATS Competitors	$4.52 billion	$348.45 million	-12.73

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.

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	4060	14475	17884	774	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 27.82%. Given ATS’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATS has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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	-1,929.90%	-12.09%	0.74%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

72.9% of ATS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

ATS Company Profile

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.