Savaria (SIS) Competitors

ATS (TSE:ATS) and Savaria (TSE:SIS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ATS or SIS?

ATS has higher revenue and earnings than Savaria. Savaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATS, 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	C$2.76B	1.24	C$89.58M	C$0.91	38.48
Savaria	C$874.68M	1.44	C$46.71M	C$0.64	27.30

Does the media prefer ATS or SIS?

In the previous week, ATS had 12 more articles in the media than Savaria. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ATS and 2 mentions for Savaria. Savaria's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat ATS's score of -0.18 indicating that Savaria is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ATS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Savaria	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ATS or SIS?

ATS currently has a consensus price target of C$50.83, indicating a potential upside of 45.53%. Savaria has a consensus price target of C$23.57, indicating a potential upside of 35.08%. Given ATS's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ATS is more favorable than Savaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Savaria	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ATS or SIS?

ATS has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Savaria has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ATS or SIS?

91.1% of ATS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Savaria shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of ATS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Savaria shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATS or SIS?

Savaria received 268 more outperform votes than ATS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.38% of users gave Savaria an outperform vote while only 59.46% of users gave ATS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ATS	Outperform Votes 22 59.46%	Underperform Votes 15 40.54%
Savaria	Outperform Votes 290 69.38%	Underperform Votes 128 30.62%

Is ATS or SIS more profitable?

Savaria has a net margin of 5.34% compared to ATS's net margin of 3.24%. Savaria's return on equity of 8.24% beat ATS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATS	3.24%	5.25%	5.42%
Savaria	5.34%	8.24%	5.38%

Summary

ATS and Savaria tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.