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Celestica (CLS) Competitors

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C$349.84 +2.55 (+0.73%)
As of 09/19/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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

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), Methanex (MX), Morneau Shepell (MSI), Mitel Networks (MNW), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), Integra Gold (ICG), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Velan (VLN), and Vecima Networks (VCM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Celestica vs. Its 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 companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

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 Canada19.69% 15.43% 0.83%
Celestica 4.08%21.24%5.50%

In the previous week, National Bank of Canada had 8 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for National Bank of Canada and 2 mentions for Celestica. National Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Celestica's score of 0.00 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Celestica
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

National Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.059766, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 1.65092, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
National Bank of CanadaC$13.26B4.49C$4.38BC$10.1514.98
CelesticaC$10.59B3.80C$269.99MC$4.5976.22

35.1% of National Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

National Bank of Canada currently has a consensus target price of C$143.42, suggesting a potential downside of 5.65%. Celestica has a consensus target price of C$127.00, suggesting a potential downside of 63.70%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher possible 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
National Bank of Canada
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
Celestica
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.29

Summary

National Bank of Canada beats Celestica on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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$40.24BC$2.75BC$32.43BC$9.52B
Dividend Yield0.76%2.97%3.15%6.49%
P/E Ratio76.22888.88451.8525.93
Price / Sales3.80148.301,985.139.61
Price / Cash5.2247.9338.1083.29
Price / Book22.724.417.595.63
Net IncomeC$269.99MC$40.93MC$809.77MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance4.58%6.00%4.19%1.21%
1 Month Performance38.67%7.42%9.39%9.29%
1 Year Performance429.02%24.08%24,303.98%35.97%

Celestica Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLS
Celestica
1.0805 of 5 stars
C$349.84
+0.7%
C$127.00
-63.7%
+429.0%C$40.24BC$10.59B76.2223,900High Trading Volume
NA
National Bank of Canada
1.2255 of 5 stars
C$150.64
+0.8%
C$143.42
-4.8%
+19.5%C$59.05BC$13.26B14.8428,730
MAXR
Maxar Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$5.35BC$1.60B-25.654,600
MX
Methanex
2.0886 of 5 stars
C$54.82
+1.0%
C$46.50
-15.2%
-0.3%C$4.24BC$3.58B15.75900News Coverage
MSI
Morneau Shepell
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.22BC$993.25M83.5520,000
MNW
Mitel Networks
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.82BC$1.30B-128.523,300High Trading Volume
CTS
Converge Technology Solutions
N/AN/AC$17.64
+∞
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
VLN
Velan
N/AC$16.02
+2.6%
N/A+136.1%C$345.81MC$306.53M123.23310
VCM
Vecima Networks
1.2253 of 5 stars
C$9.79
+0.9%
C$19.33
+97.5%
N/AC$238.04MC$304.58M65.27591News Coverage
Gap Down

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This page (TSE:CLS) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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