Contrasting ATS (NYSE:ATS) & Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:HBGRY)

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:HBGRY) and ATS (NYSE:ATS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft and ATS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft	0	0	0	0	0.00
ATS	1	3	3	0	2.29

ATS has a consensus target price of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 115.40%. Given ATS’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ATS is more favorable than Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft.

Profitability

This table compares Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft and ATS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATS	1.60%	8.96%	3.63%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft and ATS”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ATS	$2.15 billion	0.90	$51.85 million	$0.34	58.03

ATS has higher revenue and earnings than Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

75.8% of ATS shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ATS beats Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, engages in manufacture, sale, and dealing of printing presses and other print media industry products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe, North America, and South America. The company operates through Print Solutions, Packaging Solutions, and Technology Solutions segments. It offers printing machines, including digital, offset, narrow web, screen, and inline-flexo printing, as well as remarketed equipment; and finishing equipment comprising cutting, die-cutting and embossing, folding, inspection, folding carton gluing, hot foil stamping, and shingled folding. The company also provides technical services, such as installation and relocation, maintenance, upgrades, service parts and repair, VLF second life, and color management services; training and consulting services; and remote services. In addition, it offers financial services; and consumables, such as plates, films, chemicals, flexo, proofing, glues, digital and analog engraving, blankets, inks, dampening rollers, coatings, varnishes, blankets, rollers, pressroom chemicals, cutting knives, banderoles, ink duct foils, wash-up cloths and spray powders, dispersion glues, binding glues, stitching wires and sealing threads, and folding carton gluing supplies. Further, the company provides software solutions. It serves packaging, label, and commercial printing, printed electronics, e-mobility, and robotics and automation industries, as well as digitalixation and production solutions. The company was formerly known as Schnellpressenfabrik AG Heidelberg and changed its name to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft in 1967. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1850 and is based in Heidelberg, Germany.

About ATS

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. Further, the company provides engineering design, prototyping, process verification, specification writing, software and manufacturing process controls development, standard automation products/platforms, equipment design and build, third-party equipment qualification, procurement and integration, automation system installation, product line commissioning, validation, and documentation services. Additionally, it offers value engineering, supply chain management, and integration and manufacturing capabilities, as well as other automation products and solutions; and software and digital solutions comprising connected factory floor management systems to capture, analyze, and use real time machine performance data to troubleshoot, deliver process and product solutions, prevent equipment downtime, drive operational efficiency, and unlock performance for sustainable production improvements. ATS Corporation serves life sciences, transportation and mobility, consumer products, food and beverage, electronics, nuclear, packaging, warehousing and distribution, and energy markets. The company was formerly known as ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. and changed its name to ATS Corporation in November 2022. ATS Corporation was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Canada.