Celestica (CLS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLS or DSG?

The Descartes Systems Group received 157 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.01% of users gave The Descartes Systems Group an outperform vote while only 56.35% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 213 56.35%	Underperform Votes 165 43.65%
The Descartes Systems Group	Outperform Votes 370 64.01%	Underperform Votes 208 35.99%

Do analysts prefer CLS or DSG?

Celestica presently has a consensus target price of C$33.00, indicating a potential downside of 46.85%. The Descartes Systems Group has a consensus target price of C$89.67, indicating a potential downside of 27.97%. Given The Descartes Systems Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Descartes Systems Group is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Descartes Systems Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLS or DSG?

76.4% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of The Descartes Systems Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CLS or DSG?

In the previous week, The Descartes Systems Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Celestica's score of 0.00 indicating that The Descartes Systems Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	Neutral
The Descartes Systems Group	Neutral

Is CLS or DSG more profitable?

The Descartes Systems Group has a net margin of 20.23% compared to Celestica's net margin of 3.07%. Celestica's return on equity of 14.19% beat The Descartes Systems Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celestica	3.07%	14.19%	4.05%
The Descartes Systems Group	20.23%	9.92%	7.37%

Which has more volatility and risk, CLS or DSG?

Celestica has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Descartes Systems Group has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLS or DSG?

Celestica has higher revenue and earnings than The Descartes Systems Group. Celestica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Descartes Systems Group, 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$7.96B	0.93	C$244.60M	C$2.78	22.33
The Descartes Systems Group	C$572.93M	18.58	C$115.91M	C$1.77	70.62

Summary

The Descartes Systems Group beats Celestica on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.