Savaria (SIS) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ATS or SIS?

In the previous week, ATS had 8 more articles in the media than Savaria. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for ATS and 3 mentions for Savaria. Savaria's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat ATS's score of -0.19 indicating that Savaria is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ATS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Savaria	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ATS or SIS?

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

Which has stronger valuation and 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	1.53	C$89.58M	C$0.91	47.30
Savaria	C$874.68M	1.66	C$46.71M	C$0.64	31.35

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ATS or SIS?

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

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%

Do analysts prefer ATS or SIS?

ATS currently has a consensus target price of C$50.17, suggesting a potential upside of 16.83%. Savaria has a consensus target price of C$23.83, suggesting a potential upside of 18.93%. Given Savaria's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Savaria is more favorable than ATS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Savaria	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

ATS and Savaria tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.