Celestica (CLS) Competitors

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) and Celestica (NYSE:CLS) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LHX or CLS?

84.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of L3Harris Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LHX or CLS?

Celestica received 205 more outperform votes than L3Harris Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.39% of users gave L3Harris Technologies an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
L3Harris Technologies	Outperform Votes 179 64.39%	Underperform Votes 99 35.61%
Celestica	Outperform Votes 384 57.14%	Underperform Votes 288 42.86%

Which has more volatility and risk, LHX or CLS?

L3Harris Technologies has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LHX or CLS more profitable?

L3Harris Technologies has a net margin of 7.04% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.61%. Celestica's return on equity of 23.34% beat L3Harris Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
L3Harris Technologies	7.04%	13.11%	5.98%
Celestica	4.61%	23.34%	7.10%

Does the media favor LHX or CLS?

In the previous week, L3Harris Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for L3Harris Technologies and 25 mentions for Celestica. L3Harris Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Celestica's score of 1.62 indicating that L3Harris Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
L3Harris Technologies	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Celestica	22 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LHX or CLS?

L3Harris Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. L3Harris Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celestica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
L3Harris Technologies	$21.25B	2.03	$1.50B	$8.43	27.38
Celestica	$10.09B	1.29	$428M	$3.63	31.07

Do analysts rate LHX or CLS?

L3Harris Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $256.56, suggesting a potential upside of 11.16%. Celestica has a consensus price target of $109.55, suggesting a potential downside of 2.87%. Given L3Harris Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe L3Harris Technologies is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
L3Harris Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

L3Harris Technologies beats Celestica on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.