Stifel Canada Has Positive Forecast for ATS Q2 Earnings

ATS Corporation (NYSE:ATS) – Stock analysts at Stifel Canada boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of ATS in a report released on Tuesday, October 28th. Stifel Canada analyst J. Keywood now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.21. The consensus estimate for ATS’s current full-year earnings is $1.02 per share. Stifel Canada also issued estimates for ATS’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently issued reports on ATS. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ATS in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research raised shares of ATS from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of ATS from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

ATS Trading Up 3.4%

Shares of ATS stock opened at $27.53 on Friday. ATS has a 12-month low of $20.90 and a 12-month high of $33.13. The company has a market capitalization of $2.70 billion, a P/E ratio of -101.97 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $26.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

ATS (NYSE:ATS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. ATS had a negative net margin of 1.44% and a positive return on equity of 7.79%. The business had revenue of $541.11 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $712.16 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. ATS has set its Q2 2026 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Trading of ATS

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ATS in the second quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Cidel Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of ATS by 8.5% in the first quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 650 shares in the last quarter. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. increased its holdings in shares of ATS by 27.7% in the first quarter. Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. now owns 8,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,806 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ATS during the second quarter worth approximately $233,000. Finally, SkyView Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ATS during the second quarter worth approximately $237,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.84% of the company’s stock.

ATS Company Profile

ATS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides automation solutions worldwide. The company is also involved in planning, designing, building, commissioning, and servicing automated manufacturing and assembly systems, including automation products and test solutions. In addition, it offers pre-automation services comprising discovery and analysis, concept development, simulation, and total cost of ownership modelling; post automation services, including training, process optimization, preventative maintenance, emergency and on-call support, spare parts, retooling, retrofits, and equipment relocation; and contract manufacturing services, as well as after sales and services.