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Industrials & materials

ATS Corporation (ATS)

Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; prices in Canadian dollars. All 218 TSX stocks.

Your signal

Sell10 / 100

Sell: 10 is at or below your Sell line of 40. Plays in (23%) scores 23 and lifts it; Off the high (−49% from its 1-year high) scores 0 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightATSPointsWeightAdds
Plays in23%23409.2
Off the high−49% from its 1-year high0300.0
Trend−34% vs 200-day3300.9
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for ATS
FactorATSPointsWhat it is
Plays in23%23The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+49% · 8 analysts · capped: below 200-day50How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating2.5 · hold25The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E52.3×16Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Forward P/E13.1×67Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG––P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth.
Price to sales0.8×91Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to book1.4×88Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Dividend yieldnone0Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth––Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher.
Revenue growth−6%6Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Profit margin2%23Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Return on equity3%23Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Debt to equity0.78×39Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−49% from its 1-year high0How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend−34% vs 200-day3How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum−29%10The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure6/10 · high40The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on ATS

This analysis does not constitute trading advice. Please meet with an advisor or independently review sources before making any decision. New to this? Start with the basics.

Plays in23 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureHigh6 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple0.66×Price ÷ its 200-day average (−34%). Higher than on 2% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about ATS now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved ATS lately

No session in the last 30 moved it twice a normal day against the S&P/TSX; these were its largest, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Tue Sep 29−2.4% against the S&P/TSX0.6× a normal day

ATS −2.5%, the S&P/TSX −0.1% that session; −1.0% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on ATS was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for ATS starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −0.1%. The 52 other Industrials & materials stocks Be The Puck covers moved 0.0% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Wed Sep 23+2.4% against the S&P/TSX0.6× a normal day

ATS +0.7%, the S&P/TSX −1.6% that session; −0.9% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on ATS was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for ATS starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −1.6%. The 52 other Industrials & materials stocks Be The Puck covers moved −0.7% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Tue Sep 1−2.6% against the S&P/TSX0.6× a normal day

ATS −3.8%, the S&P/TSX −1.2% that session; +0.7% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on ATS was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for ATS starts Oct 2, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −1.2%. The 52 other Industrials & materials stocks Be The Puck covers moved −2.1% on average: much of the move was shared with its group.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on ATS

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on ATS went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 −12.5%Enter above C$26.21 (+4.5%)28% 161/570+6.1% / +3.9%−59.4% / −83.6%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyOUTJun 5, 2026 −33.1%Enter above C$32.59 (+29.9%)23% 26/114−0.6% / +3.9%−75.2% / −83.6%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 −12.5%Enter above C$28.45 (+13.4%)28% 95/340+2.8% / +3.9%−58.9% / −83.6%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Not on one close18% 25/140−0.1% / +3.5%−54.2% / −83.6%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTJun 5, 2026 −33.1%Enter above C$85.55 (+241.0%)20% 13/66+2.9% / +3.9%−54.3% / −83.6%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTMay 29, 2026 −41.1%Enter above C$41.58 (+65.7%)16% 18/114−3.4% / +3.9%−79.5% / −83.6%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endOUTJul 31, 2026 −34.4%Enter above C$37.75 (+50.4%)26% 14/54−2.8% / +3.9%−81.3% / −83.6%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyOUTJul 7, 2026 −36.0%Enter above C$37.88 (+51.0%)12% 22/178+0.8% / +3.9%−62.1% / −83.6%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyOUTJul 27, 2026 −33.0%Not on one close31% 11/36−1.1% / +3.9%−74.3% / −83.6%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTJul 7, 2026 −36.0%Not on one close14% 16/114+0.6% / +3.9%−58.3% / −83.6%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyINOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Exit below C$24.42 (−2.7%)39% 57/145+0.5% / +3.9%−76.9% / −83.6%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 −12.5%Enter above C$26.29 (+4.8%)26% 197/760+5.6% / +3.9%−64.9% / −83.6%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINSep 3, 2026 −7.1%Exit below C$15.47 (−38.4%)40% 101/251+9.6% / +3.9%−47.6% / −83.6%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyOUTJun 23, 2026 −35.4%Not on one close22% 9/41−0.5% / +3.5%−70.5% / −83.6%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyOUTJun 1, 2026 −38.6%Enter above C$61.30 (+144.3%)28% 37/130+0.4% / +3.9%−71.8% / −83.6%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyOUTJun 1, 2026 −38.6%Not on one close29% 32/112+0.3% / +3.9%−73.9% / −83.6%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Enter above C$27.00 (+7.6%)42% 65/156+5.1% / +3.9%−65.3% / −83.6%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyOUTJun 2, 2026 −39.4%Not on one close41% 128/316−1.1% / +3.9%−76.0% / −83.6%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyOUTSep 25, 2026 −7.1%Enter above C$28.81 (+14.8%)35% 169/484+6.0% / +3.9%−63.3% / −83.6%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyOUTJul 20, 2026 −33.0%Enter above C$27.36 (+9.0%)41% 86/212+6.9% / +3.9%−55.3% / −83.6%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTSep 28, 2026 −5.9%Enter above C$26.04 (+3.8%)41% 183/444+9.6% / +3.9%−66.6% / −83.6%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTMar 6, 2026 −38.9%Enter above C$26.98 (+7.5%)29% 54/188+0.9% / +3.9%−48.0% / −83.6%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyOUTJun 1, 2026 −38.6%Enter above C$34.45 (+37.3%)34% 61/178+4.8% / +3.9%−60.1% / −83.6%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyOUTJul 24, 2026 −32.7%Enter above C$26.20 (+4.4%)34% 86/254+5.3% / +3.9%−68.8% / −83.6%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Enter above C$29.90 (+19.2%)37% 78/212+6.5% / +3.9%−64.0% / −83.6%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyINSep 3, 2026 −7.1%Not on one close39% 95/243+3.6% / +3.9%−72.7% / −83.6%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyOUTJun 1, 2026 −38.6%Enter above C$34.91 (+39.2%)34% 56/166+2.7% / +3.9%−72.8% / −83.6%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyOUTJun 5, 2026 −33.1%Enter above C$65.46 (+160.9%)24% 25/104+0.7% / +3.9%−76.1% / −83.6%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 9, 2026 −0.4%Exit below C$24.69 (−1.6%)37% 72/193+3.6% / +3.9%−48.9% / −83.6%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTMay 28, 2024 −40.9%Not on one close48% 21/44+2.4% / +3.9%−10.7% / −83.6%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Enter above C$27.36 (+9.0%)41% 53/128+5.2% / +3.9%−63.9% / −83.6%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTMay 19, 2026 −42.0%Enter above C$32.45 (+29.3%)29% 43/150−2.1% / +3.9%−64.1% / −83.6%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTMay 15, 2026 −43.1%Enter above C$40.35 (+60.8%)28% 29/104−0.8% / +3.9%−62.4% / −83.6%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Not on one close26% 26/100−0.2% / +3.9%−50.2% / −83.6%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Not on one close37% 47/128+2.6% / +3.9%−70.7% / −83.6%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Enter above C$28.16 (+12.2%)36% 60/168−1.2% / +3.9%−68.6% / −83.6%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTMay 13, 2026 −44.5%Enter above C$27.87 (+11.1%)33% 76/232+1.3% / +3.9%−50.1% / −83.6%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Enter above C$27.11 (+8.1%)39% 73/188+5.9% / +3.9%−54.7% / −83.6%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJul 20, 2026 −33.0%Enter above C$27.04 (+7.8%)40% 74/186+5.7% / +3.9%−69.7% / −83.6%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Enter above C$27.85 (+11.0%)36% 46/128+2.9% / +3.9%−54.9% / −83.6%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTMay 28, 2026 −40.3%Enter above C$26.75 (+6.6%)30% 100/328+7.1% / +3.9%−48.0% / −83.6%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTApr 24, 2026 −44.5%Not on one close32% 69/216+0.5% / +3.9%−48.1% / −83.6%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTJul 9, 2026 −36.1%Not on one close40% 54/136+3.9% / +3.9%−45.7% / −83.6%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −6.1%Enter above C$25.32 (+0.9%)31% 217/694+1.9% / +3.9%−59.6% / −83.6%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTSep 24, 2025 −33.6%Not on one close30% 13/44+0.0% / +3.9%−27.1% / −83.6%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endOUTJun 30, 2026 −38.6%Enter above C$40.00 (+59.4%)24% 10/42+0.6% / +3.2%−70.1% / −83.6%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 −2.4%Not on one close32% 12/38+1.0% / +3.2%−58.3% / −83.6%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endOUTJan 31, 2024 −56.4%Enter above C$44.48 (+77.3%)33% 14/42+1.4% / +3.2%−57.5% / −83.6%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTJun 1, 2026 −38.6%Not on one close18% 22/124+1.7% / +3.9%−54.5% / −83.6%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTJun 30, 2026 −38.6%Enter above C$46.54 (+85.5%)33% 10/30+0.5% / +3.9%−69.4% / −83.6%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyOUTMay 29, 2026 −41.1%Enter above C$37.42 (+49.2%)20% 24/122−0.1% / +3.9%−78.9% / −83.6%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINAug 26, 2026 −8.8%Exit below C$24.98 (−0.4%)37% 155/421+10.0% / +3.9%−63.3% / −83.6%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyOUTSep 21, 2026 −6.8%Enter above C$25.81 (+2.9%)32% 220/694+9.9% / +3.9%−63.8% / −83.6%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINAug 31, 2026 −6.1%Exit below C$25.46 (+1.5%)42% 122/293+10.0% / +3.9%−56.3% / −83.6%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endOUTAug 31, 2026 −6.1%Enter above C$35.17 (+40.2%)33% 8/24+2.0% / +2.1%−69.5% / −83.6%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyOUTAug 6, 2026 −12.5%Enter above C$28.34 (+12.9%)32% 181/560+1.8% / +3.9%−59.1% / −83.6%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINSep 4, 2026 −7.6%Exit below C$18.06 (−28.0%)39% 103/261+8.4% / +3.9%−62.5% / −83.6%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyOUTJun 1, 2026 −38.6%Enter above C$34.70 (+38.3%)34% 59/172+4.4% / +3.9%−64.8% / −83.6%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endOUTMay 29, 2026 −41.1%Enter above C$29.57 (+17.9%)33% 29/89−2.6% / +3.2%−89.6% / −83.6%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 −2.4%Not on one close34% 11/32+4.4% / +3.5%−51.8% / −76.5%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −43.1%Not on one close35% 9/26+0.9% / +3.2%−65.4% / −83.6%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINSep 3, 2026 −7.1%Exit below C$24.26 (−3.3%)36% 121/337+9.0% / +3.9%−52.9% / −83.6%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINAug 25, 2026 −7.9%Not on one close75% 42/56+16.6% / +3.9%−41.8% / −83.6%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTMay 20, 2026 −43.4%Not on one close57% 153/270−2.8% / +3.9%−82.2% / −83.6%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTJun 15, 2026 −36.5%Not on one close60% 194/324−3.9% / +3.9%−82.2% / −83.6%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyINSep 30, 2026 −2.4%Sell above C$26.25 (+4.6%)53% 96/181−3.4% / +3.9%−76.0% / −83.6%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyINJun 9, 2026 −34.4%Not on one close60% 99/164+3.3% / +3.9%−59.8% / −83.6%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −3.6%Not on one close59% 163/274+4.3% / +3.9%−63.2% / −83.6%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyINMar 13, 2026 −33.6%Not on one close65% 49/75+6.1% / +3.9%−72.5% / −83.6%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINNov 22, 2004 +146.7%Sell above C$91.54 (+264.9%)–+3.9% / +3.9%−83.6% / −83.6%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTJun 12, 2026 −34.5%Not on one close50% 23/46−0.9% / +3.9%−48.5% / −83.6%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTSep 21, 2026 −6.8%Enter above C$25.85 (+3.0%)46% 142/308+1.2% / +3.9%−64.2% / −83.6%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTOct 6, 2026 −3.4%Enter above C$25.21 (+0.5%)55% 236/432−2.5% / +3.9%−76.5% / −83.6%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 −1.1%Buy below C$25.09 (0.0%)55% 916/1660−7.8% / +3.9%−89.7% / −83.6%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTJun 30, 2026 −38.6%Not on one close54% 45/84−1.9% / +3.9%−70.9% / −83.6%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 −1.1%Enter above C$25.21 (+0.5%)39% 411/1054+7.6% / +3.9%−57.4% / −83.6%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endINMay 29, 2026 −41.1%Sell above C$26.24 (+4.6%)54% 68/126+6.0% / +3.9%−66.0% / −83.6%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTSep 30, 2026 −2.4%Not on one close31% 168/540+4.7% / +3.9%−62.0% / −83.6%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyINSep 9, 2026 −6.1%Not on one close40% 82/207+3.5% / +3.9%−66.6% / −83.6%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyOUTMay 21, 2025 −31.6%Not on one close73% 61/83+14.8% / +3.9%−47.6% / −83.6%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyOUTAug 13, 2026 −10.7%Enter above C$26.68 (+6.3%)31% 24/78+1.0% / +3.8%−48.8% / −83.6%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 −6.1%Enter above C$25.85 (+3.0%)31% 153/498+5.7% / +3.9%−55.3% / −83.6%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyOUTSep 29, 2026 −3.5%Enter above C$31.33 (+24.9%)39% 134/342+7.4% / +3.9%−63.2% / −83.6%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyINOct 8, 2026 −0.2%Not on one close41% 192/471+6.2% / +3.9%−52.5% / −83.6%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyOUTJul 14, 2026 −34.5%Not on one close29% 26/89−0.6% / +3.4%−80.4% / −83.6%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyOUTSep 28, 2026 −5.9%Buy C$25.07–C$25.11 (−0.1%)37% 294/788+10.0% / +3.9%−65.5% / −83.6%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyINJul 16, 2026 −35.8%Not on one close50% 92/185+1.6% / +3.9%−67.0% / −83.6%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 −1.1%Not on one close34% 39/114+1.0% / +3.9%−52.4% / −83.6%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTJun 4, 2026 −36.1%Not on one close37% 20/54−1.3% / +3.9%−38.8% / −83.6%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 −43.1%Buys Oct 3056% 24/43+8.0% / +3.9%−67.4% / −83.6%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINOct 5, 2026 −5.0%Window opens Apr 161% 27/44+7.5% / +3.9%−63.5% / −83.6%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTApr 29, 2026 −41.6%Window opens Oct 1663% 27/43+9.6% / +3.9%−66.7% / −83.6%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 −37.2%Buys Dec 2355% 24/44+4.3% / +3.9%−14.5% / −83.6%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 −5.0%Buys Oct 2951% 268/526+9.9% / +3.9%−40.5% / −83.6%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 −2.4%Sells Jun 3045% 5/11+2.6% / +3.9%−47.3% / −83.6%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 −7.6%Buys Nov 2449% 188/386+3.6% / +3.9%−14.8% / −83.6%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 −40.4%Not on one close40% 8/20−1.2% / +3.9%−79.1% / −83.6%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Sells Oct 1651% 1161/2284+3.5% / +3.9%−81.2% / −83.6%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 −6.6%Buys Oct 2748% 167/348+1.2% / +3.9%−25.1% / −83.6%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −3.6%Sells Oct 1652% 279/541+2.4% / +3.9%−80.2% / −83.6%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJan 4, 2005Always in–+3.9%−83.6%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureHigh6 of 10 points
  • Market swings1/3
  • Past crashes2/2
  • Debt3/3
  • Run-up0/2
  • It fell about 1.5× as far as its index in past crashes.
  • It operating profit covers interest only 2.0×.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Mar 2009 · back to its old high Nov 2009

ATS−57%
TSX−47%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Apr 2020

ATS−27%
TSX−37%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to May 2022 · back to its old high Jan 2023

ATS−38%
TSX−14%
  • Beta1.07Moves about 1.1× as much as the TSX week to week.
  • Downside capture158%In months the TSX fell, this fell 158% as much on average.
  • Two-year change−39%
  • From 52-week high−49%
  • Debt to equity0.79×
  • Net debt / EBITDA4.0×Years of operating cash earnings it would take to pay off its debt.
  • Interest cover2.0×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Specialty Industrial Machinery · ATS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the planning, designing, building, commissioning, and servicing of automated manufacturing and assembly systems worldwide.

Size and valuation
Market capC$2.5BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)C$2.9BTotal sales. The market values it at 0.8× sales.
P/E ratio52.3×Buyers pay C$52 for each C$1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E13.1×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book1.4×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin1.6%Keeps 2¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth−5.8%Last quarter's sales against the same quarter a year earlier.
Return on equity2.7%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flowC$195MCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equityC$1.8BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debtC$1.4BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
CashC$199MCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.79×Moderate.
Interest cover2.0×Operating profit divided by interest. Under 2× means one bad year could make the interest hard to pay.
Wall Street
Average analyst targetC$37.3049% above the close, from 8 analysts (range C$28.39 to C$46.00).
Consensus ratingBuyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.

Company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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