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Celestica (CLS) Competitors

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C$268.85 -8.16 (-2.95%)
As of 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

CLS vs. NA, MAXR, MSI, MX, MNW, CTS, ICG, PL, VCM, and VLN

Should you be buying Celestica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Celestica include National Bank of Canada (NA), Maxar Technologies (MAXR), Morneau Shepell (MSI), Methanex (MX), Mitel Networks (MNW), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), Integra Gold (ICG), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Vecima Networks (VCM), and Velan (VLN). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Celestica vs. Its Competitors

Celestica (TSE:CLS) and National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) are both large-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

82.8% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of National Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of National Bank of Canada shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Celestica has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, National Bank of Canada had 24 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for National Bank of Canada and 9 mentions for Celestica. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat National Bank of Canada's score of 0.06 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Celestica
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
National Bank of Canada
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
21 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Celestica presently has a consensus price target of C$127.00, suggesting a potential downside of 52.76%. National Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$135.36, suggesting a potential downside of 5.60%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe National Bank of Canada is more favorable than Celestica.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Celestica
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.29
National Bank of Canada
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CelesticaC$6.61B3.44C$269.99MC$4.3961.26
National Bank of CanadaC$22.25B2.51C$4.38BC$11.2712.72

National Bank of Canada has a net margin of 19.69% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.08%. Celestica's return on equity of 21.24% beat National Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Celestica4.08% 21.24% 5.50%
National Bank of Canada 19.69%15.43%0.83%

Summary

Celestica beats National Bank of Canada on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CLS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CLS vs. The Competition

MetricCelesticaElectronic Components IndustryComputer SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$22.75BC$1.77BC$29.13BC$6.20B
Dividend Yield0.76%3.19%3.08%6.72%
P/E Ratio61.2611.8548.1363.43
Price / Sales3.4481.351,544.821,250.99
Price / Cash5.2247.9338.0783.29
Price / Book17.463.967.414.87
Net IncomeC$269.99MC$40.93MC$782.10MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance15.24%-1.39%-3.69%-2.26%
1 Month Performance27.73%2.28%-0.16%0.80%
1 Year Performance318.44%4.49%52,681.95%26.62%

Celestica Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLS
Celestica
1.1449 of 5 stars
C$268.85
-2.9%
C$127.00
-52.8%
+285.0%C$22.75BC$6.61B61.2623,900Analyst Revision
Gap Down
NA
National Bank of Canada
1.1292 of 5 stars
C$142.54
-0.6%
C$135.36
-5.0%
+24.5%C$55.57BC$22.25B12.6428,730
MAXR
Maxar Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$5.35BC$1.60B-25.654,600
MSI
Morneau Shepell
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.22BC$993.25M83.5520,000
MX
Methanex
2.5092 of 5 stars
C$46.03
-0.7%
C$46.50
+1.0%
-28.1%C$2.19BC$2.60B14.47900News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
MNW
Mitel Networks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.82BC$1.30B-128.523,300High Trading Volume
CTS
Converge Technology Solutions
N/AN/AC$16.63
+∞
N/AC$1.13BC$2.48B-7.184,210
ICG
Integra Gold
N/AC$0.85
+∞
N/A+0.0%C$413.33MN/A0.00147,000Gap Up
PL
Pinnacle Renewable Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$376.63MC$490.50M-74.77800
VCM
Vecima Networks
1.6163 of 5 stars
C$11.25
+2.3%
C$19.33
+71.9%
-52.5%C$269.99MC$307.47M13.64591Gap Up
VLN
Velan
N/AC$14.95
+0.6%
N/A+138.8%C$219.85MC$250.33M-3.45310News Coverage

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This page (TSE:CLS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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