ATS (ATS) Competitors $29.91 -0.44 (-1.45%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.86 -0.05 (-0.17%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ATS vs. SPXC, ESAB, JBTM, MOG.B, GTES, ZWS, CHX, WFRD, WHD, and HAYWShould you be buying ATS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ATS include SPX Technologies (SPXC), ESAB (ESAB), JBT Marel (JBTM), Moog (MOG.B), Gates Industrial (GTES), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS), ChampionX (CHX), Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), and Hayward (HAYW). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry. ATS vs. Its Competitors SPX Technologies ESAB JBT Marel Moog Gates Industrial Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor ChampionX Weatherford International Cactus Hayward ATS (NYSE:ATS) and SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is ATS or SPXC more profitable? SPX Technologies has a net margin of 10.27% compared to ATS's net margin of -1.00%. SPX Technologies' return on equity of 20.07% beat ATS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ATS-1.00% 8.38% 3.19% SPX Technologies 10.27%20.07%9.71% Does the media refer more to ATS or SPXC? In the previous week, SPX Technologies had 9 more articles in the media than ATS. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for SPX Technologies and 15 mentions for ATS. SPX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat ATS's score of 0.08 indicating that SPX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ATS 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SPX Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ATS or SPXC? ATS presently has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.97%. SPX Technologies has a consensus target price of $195.20, indicating a potential downside of 0.63%. Given ATS's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATS is more favorable than SPX Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ATS 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67SPX Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ATS or SPXC? 75.8% of ATS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of SPX Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ATS or SPXC? SPX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than ATS. ATS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPX Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioATS$1.82B1.60-$20.16M-$0.19-157.42SPX Technologies$1.98B4.62$200.50M$4.2945.79 Which has more risk and volatility, ATS or SPXC? ATS has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySPX Technologies beats ATS on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ATS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ATS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ATS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ATS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricATSMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.91B$12.64B$7.54B$20.47BDividend YieldN/A23.78%4.57%3.71%P/E Ratio28.1627.0324.2926.72Price / Sales1.604.6098.9657.15Price / Cash15.4516.4827.5322.46Price / Book2.393.854.314.43Net Income-$20.16M$520.95M$795.64M$993.74M7 Day Performance-7.11%-1.74%-1.88%-3.39%1 Month Performance-8.36%1.43%2.32%-2.10%1 Year Performance7.28%30.47%29.73%10.09% ATS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ATSATS1.225 of 5 stars$29.91-1.4%$30.50+2.0%+3.2%$2.91B$1.82B-157.427,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsSPXCSPX Technologies1.634 of 5 stars$174.72-1.8%$189.60+8.5%+37.2%$8.31B$1.98B40.734,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionESABESAB2.1158 of 5 stars$128.08-1.5%$138.89+8.4%+33.1%$7.88B$2.74B28.859,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeJBTMJBT Marel1.4798 of 5 stars$128.70-2.6%$143.00+11.1%N/A$6.87B$2.18B-91.2812,200Upcoming EarningsMOG.BMoogN/A$200.51+0.8%N/A+5.9%$6.46B$3.67B31.0414,000News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpGTESGates Industrial3.7529 of 5 stars$24.25-1.9%$24.44+0.8%+37.1%$6.37B$3.41B29.5714,100Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor1.5569 of 5 stars$37.02-1.4%$36.86-0.4%+43.3%$6.32B$1.57B37.392,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑CHXChampionX3.1596 of 5 stars$25.81flat$40.00+55.0%-22.0%$4.94B$3.63B17.097,100WFRDWeatherford International4.2581 of 5 stars$53.45-0.2%$96.63+80.8%-51.1%$3.89B$5.51B8.5519,000Short Interest ↑Gap DownWHDCactus4.0511 of 5 stars$43.46-0.2%$52.00+19.7%-36.0%$3.48B$1.13B15.471,600News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastHAYWHayward3.5178 of 5 stars$14.38-2.0%$17.13+19.1%+5.9%$3.17B$1.05B26.142,080Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SPX Technologies Alternatives ESAB Alternatives JBT Marel Alternatives Moog Alternatives Gates Industrial Alternatives Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Alternatives ChampionX Alternatives Weatherford International Alternatives Cactus Alternatives Hayward Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ATS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMicrosoft's Next Big Bet?Microsoft just broke ground on a revolutionary power system that could deliver virtually limitless, carbon-fre...Stansberry Research | SponsoredI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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