Comparing GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) & ATS (NYSE:ATS)

GreenPower Motor (NASDAQ:GP) and ATS (NYSE:ATS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GreenPower Motor and ATS”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenPower Motor	$16.39 million	0.04	-$5.48 million	($3.40)	-0.47
ATS	$2.15 billion	0.86	$51.85 million	$0.34	56.14

ATS has higher revenue and earnings than GreenPower Motor. GreenPower Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares GreenPower Motor and ATS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenPower Motor	-24.28%	N/A	-7.44%
ATS	1.60%	8.96%	3.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for GreenPower Motor and ATS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenPower Motor	1	1	0	0	1.50
ATS	1	3	3	0	2.29

ATS has a consensus target price of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 122.66%. Given ATS’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ATS is more favorable than GreenPower Motor.

Risk and Volatility

GreenPower Motor has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATS has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.7% of GreenPower Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of ATS shares are held by institutional investors. 28.1% of GreenPower Motor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ATS beats GreenPower Motor on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GreenPower Motor

GreenPower Motor Company Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes electric vehicles for commercial markets in the United States and Canada. The company offers commercial vehicles for delivery, public transit, schools, vanpools, micro-transit, shuttles, and other; and passenger, student, low floor transit, and cargo transportation. It leases its vehicles to customers. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.