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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Celestica beats National Bank of Canada on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:CLS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff