Celestica (CLS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer NA or CLS?

National Bank of Canada currently has a consensus target price of C$142.08, suggesting a potential downside of 6.25%. Celestica has a consensus target price of C$127.00, suggesting a potential downside of 51.42%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe National Bank of Canada is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Bank of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Does the media refer more to NA or CLS?

In the previous week, National Bank of Canada had 9 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for National Bank of Canada and 3 mentions for Celestica. National Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Celestica's score of 0.35 indicating that National Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NA or CLS?

35.1% of National Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of National Bank of Canada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Celestica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, NA or CLS?

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

Is NA or CLS more profitable?

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
National Bank of Canada	19.69%	15.43%	0.83%
Celestica	4.08%	21.24%	5.50%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NA or CLS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Bank of Canada	C$22.25B	2.66	C$4.38B	C$11.27	13.44
Celestica	C$6.61B	3.34	C$269.99M	C$4.39	59.56

Summary

Celestica beats National Bank of Canada on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.