National Bank of Canada (NA) Competitors

National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) and Celestica (TSE:CLS) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, 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.

Does the media refer more to NA or CLS?

In the previous week, Celestica had 10 more articles in the media than National Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Celestica and 5 mentions for National Bank of Canada. National Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Celestica's score of -0.09 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Celestica	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NA or CLS?

National Bank of Canada received 436 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.19% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote while only 49.73% of users gave National Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 654 49.73%	Underperform Votes 661 50.27%
Celestica	Outperform Votes 218 56.19%	Underperform Votes 170 43.81%

Do analysts rate NA or CLS?

National Bank of Canada presently has a consensus target price of C$133.10, indicating a potential upside of 9.92%. Celestica has a consensus target price of C$110.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.53%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher possible 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has preferable 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	2.12	C$4.38B	C$11.27	10.74
Celestica	C$6.61B	1.58	C$269.99M	C$4.39	28.14

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 and insiders hold more shares of NA or CLS?

35.1% of National Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of National Bank of Canada shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Celestica beats National Bank of Canada on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.