Celestica (NYSE:CLS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Celestica (NYSE:CLS - Get Free Report) TSE: CLS updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.000-5.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.820. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.9 billion-$10.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.8 billion. Celestica also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to 1.170-1.270 EPS.

Celestica Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE:CLS traded down $1.35 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $87.70. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,185,167 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,131,073. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $88.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $92.67. Celestica has a 52 week low of $40.25 and a 52 week high of $144.27. The company has a market capitalization of $10.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.45 and a beta of 2.09.

Celestica (NYSE:CLS - Get Free Report) TSE: CLS last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The technology company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.10. Celestica had a return on equity of 23.34% and a net margin of 4.61%. The company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.56 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.83 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 19.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Celestica will post 4.35 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on CLS shares. CIBC cut their price objective on shares of Celestica from $150.00 to $120.00 and set an "outperformer" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Celestica from $157.00 to $126.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. TD Securities lifted their price target on Celestica from $70.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 28th. Cibc World Mkts upgraded Celestica from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Celestica from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $104.09.

Insider Activity at Celestica

In other news, President Todd C. Cooper sold 9,538 shares of Celestica stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $127.54, for a total value of $1,216,476.52. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 175,426 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,373,832.04. The trade was a 5.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Yann L. Etienvre sold 9,181 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $127.54, for a total value of $1,170,944.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 83,179 shares in the company, valued at $10,608,649.66. The trade was a 9.94 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 934,381 shares of company stock valued at $116,673,769. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Celestica

Celestica Inc provides supply chain solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments: Advanced Technology Solutions, and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions. The company offers a range of product manufacturing and related supply chain services, including design and development, new product introduction, engineering services, component sourcing, electronics manufacturing and assembly, testing, complex mechanical assembly, systems integration, precision machining, order fulfillment, logistics, asset management, product licensing, and after-market repair and return services.