Celestica (CLS) Competitors

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) and Celestica (NYSE:CLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend VRT or CLS?

Vertiv presently has a consensus target price of $120.38, indicating a potential upside of 41.04%. Celestica has a consensus target price of $105.42, indicating a potential upside of 23.50%. Given Vertiv's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VRT or CLS?

Celestica received 285 more outperform votes than Vertiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.11% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 99 61.11%	Underperform Votes 63 38.89%
Celestica	Outperform Votes 384 57.14%	Underperform Votes 288 42.86%

Does the media prefer VRT or CLS?

In the previous week, Vertiv had 16 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Vertiv and 52 mentions for Celestica. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Celestica's score of 0.76 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertiv	35 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celestica	18 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, VRT or CLS?

Vertiv has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VRT or CLS more profitable?

Vertiv has a net margin of 6.19% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.61%. Vertiv's return on equity of 61.41% beat Celestica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertiv	6.19%	61.41%	13.07%
Celestica	4.61%	23.34%	7.10%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VRT or CLS?

89.9% of Vertiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Celestica shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VRT or CLS?

Vertiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Celestica. Celestica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertiv, 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
Vertiv	$8.41B	3.86	$495.80M	$1.72	49.62
Celestica	$10.09B	0.98	$428M	$3.63	23.52

Summary

Vertiv beats Celestica on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.