ATS (ATS) Competitors

ATS (NYSE:ATS) and BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Does the media favor ATS or BWXT?

In the previous week, ATS had 8 more articles in the media than BWX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for ATS and 7 mentions for BWX Technologies. BWX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat ATS's score of 0.09 indicating that BWX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ATS	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BWX Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ATS or BWXT?

ATS currently has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.58%. BWX Technologies has a consensus target price of $104.86, suggesting a potential downside of 9.47%. Given ATS's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ATS is more favorable than BWX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATS	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BWX Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ATS or BWXT more profitable?

BWX Technologies has a net margin of 10.29% compared to ATS's net margin of 6.11%. BWX Technologies' return on equity of 31.93% beat ATS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATS	6.11%	14.63%	5.90%
BWX Technologies	10.29%	31.93%	10.74%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATS or BWXT?

BWX Technologies received 370 more outperform votes than ATS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.81% of users gave BWX Technologies an outperform vote while only 18.18% of users gave ATS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ATS	Outperform Votes 2 18.18%	Underperform Votes 9 81.82%
BWX Technologies	Outperform Votes 372 59.81%	Underperform Votes 250 40.19%

Which has more risk & volatility, ATS or BWXT?

ATS has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BWX Technologies has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ATS or BWXT?

BWX Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ATS. ATS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BWX Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATS	$2.97B	0.96	$143.62M	$1.46	19.90
BWX Technologies	$2.60B	4.07	$245.85M	$2.77	41.82

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATS or BWXT?

75.8% of ATS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BWX Technologies shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

BWX Technologies beats ATS on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.