Celestica (CLS) Competitors

Celestica (TSE:CLS) and Maxar Technologies (TSE:MAXR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, CLS or MAXR?

Celestica has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxar Technologies has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CLS or MAXR?

Celestica currently has a consensus target price of C$110.50, indicating a potential downside of 30.21%. Given Maxar Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maxar Technologies is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Maxar Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLS or MAXR?

82.8% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Maxar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Maxar Technologies shares are held by 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.

Is CLS or MAXR more profitable?

Celestica has a net margin of 4.08% compared to Maxar Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Celestica's return on equity of 21.24% beat Maxar Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celestica	4.08%	21.24%	5.50%
Maxar Technologies	N/A	-10.52%	0.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLS or MAXR?

Maxar Technologies received 48 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.12% of users gave Maxar Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.19% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 218 56.19%	Underperform Votes 170 43.81%
Maxar Technologies	Outperform Votes 266 71.12%	Underperform Votes 108 28.88%

Does the media prefer CLS or MAXR?

In the previous week, Maxar Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Maxar Technologies and 1 mentions for Celestica. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Maxar Technologies' score of -0.36 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Maxar Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLS or MAXR?

Celestica has higher revenue and earnings than Maxar Technologies. Maxar Technologies 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
Celestica	C$6.61B	2.03	C$269.99M	C$4.39	36.08
Maxar Technologies	C$1.60B	0.00	-C$150M	-C$2.75	N/A

Summary

Celestica beats Maxar Technologies on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.