ATS Automation Acquires Intelligent Building Systems to Enhance Midwest Market Capabilities
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 01 2025
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Source: Businesswire
- Market Expansion: ATS Automation's acquisition of Intelligent Building Systems, based in Papillion, NE, aims to enhance its operational capabilities in the Midwest, thereby providing stronger support and services for national account clients.
- Team Integration: The acquisition integrates Intelligent Building Systems into the ATS Rocky Mountain organization, leveraging its established team of highly skilled facility engineering professionals to improve ATS's service quality and market competitiveness.
- Strategic Alignment: Intelligent Building Systems CEO Howard Carson noted that the shared values of customer service, team support, and integrity made this partnership a natural and strategically aligned fit, further solidifying ATS's leadership in building technologies.
- Industry Consolidation: Amid rapid consolidation in the industry, ATS's acquisition not only supports the company's continued growth but also preserves its independence, enhancing its competitive advantage in the building systems integration market.
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Analyst Views on ATS
Wall Street analysts forecast ATS stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ATS is 35.63 USD with a low forecast of 33.11 USD and a high forecast of 37.43 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 28.950
Low
33.11
Averages
35.63
High
37.43
Current: 28.950
Low
33.11
Averages
35.63
High
37.43
About ATS
ATS Corporation is an automation solutions provider. The Company uses its extensive knowledge base and global capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation products and value-added solutions including pre-automation and after-sales services, to address the sophisticated manufacturing automation systems and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, transportation, food & beverage, consumer products, and energy. Life sciences includes automation solutions for high performance medical devices and hand-held and on-body monitoring devices, and others. Food and beverage includes automation solutions for food processing and packaging, optical sorting, and others. Consumer products includes automation solutions for the production and packaging of personal care items, cosmetics, and others. Transportation includes automation solutions that support the assembly and testing of automotive components and systems, primarily for electric vehicles.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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- Replay Service: Following the call, ATS will offer a telephone recording service for one week, allowing investors who could not participate live to access the information, further enhancing accessibility and transparency of information.
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