Savaria (SIS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SIS or ATS?

In the previous week, ATS had 8 more articles in the media than Savaria. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ATS and 5 mentions for Savaria. ATS's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Savaria's score of -0.24 indicating that ATS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Savaria	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ATS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SIS or ATS more profitable?

ATS has a net margin of 6.10% compared to Savaria's net margin of 5.25%. ATS's return on equity of 11.30% beat Savaria's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Savaria	5.25%	8.95%	5.38%
ATS	6.10%	11.30%	5.42%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SIS or ATS?

Savaria received 263 more outperform votes than ATS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.02% of users gave Savaria an outperform vote while only 58.82% of users gave ATS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Savaria	Outperform Votes 283 69.02%	Underperform Votes 127 30.98%
ATS	Outperform Votes 20 58.82%	Underperform Votes 14 41.18%

Which has more risk & volatility, SIS or ATS?

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

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

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SIS or ATS?

ATS has higher revenue and earnings than Savaria. ATS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Savaria, 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$857.72M	1.88	C$45.02M	C$0.65	34.95
ATS	C$2.97B	1.36	C$181.45M	C$1.83	22.69

Do analysts rate SIS or ATS?

Savaria presently has a consensus target price of C$25.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.24%. ATS has a consensus target price of C$54.29, indicating a potential upside of 30.75%. Given ATS's higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
ATS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

ATS beats Savaria on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.