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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

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%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, NA or CLS?

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

Do analysts rate NA or CLS?

National Bank of Canada presently has a consensus target price of C$135.36, indicating a potential downside of 3.92%. Celestica has a consensus target price of C$110.50, indicating a potential downside of 47.50%. 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	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.43

Which has higher earnings & 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	2.47	C$4.38B	C$11.27	12.50
Celestica	C$6.61B	2.69	C$269.99M	C$4.39	47.96

Does the media refer more to NA or CLS?

In the previous week, National Bank of Canada had 1 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for National Bank of Canada and 5 mentions for Celestica. National Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Celestica's score of 0.14 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celestica	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Celestica beats National Bank of Canada on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.