Head to Head Comparison: ATS (ATSAF) & Its Competitors

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATS	N/A	N/A	29.99
ATS Competitors	$4.56 billion	$347.86 million	-12.92

ATS’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than ATS. ATS is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ATS and its peers, 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	4069	14453	17862	776	2.41

As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 29.81%. Given ATS’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ATS has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares ATS and its peers’ 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	-1,947.47%	-19.22%	0.87%

Summary

ATS beats its peers 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.