Savaria (SIS) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, SIS or ATS?

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
Savaria	C$874.68M	1.75	C$46.71M	C$0.64	33.09
ATS	C$2.76B	1.36	C$89.58M	C$0.91	41.93

Which has more volatility and risk, SIS or ATS?

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

Do analysts recommend SIS or ATS?

Savaria currently has a consensus target price of C$24.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.05%. ATS has a consensus target price of C$47.60, indicating a potential upside of 25.07%. Given ATS's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ATS is more favorable than Savaria.

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

Is SIS or ATS 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
Savaria	5.34%	8.24%	5.38%
ATS	3.24%	5.25%	5.42%

Does the media favor SIS or ATS?

In the previous week, ATS had 15 more articles in the media than Savaria. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for ATS and 3 mentions for Savaria. Savaria's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat ATS's score of -0.44 indicating that Savaria is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

28.3% of Savaria shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of ATS shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Savaria shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of ATS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ATS beats Savaria on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.