National Bank of Canada (NA) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLS or NA?

82.8% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of National Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of National Bank of Canada shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLS or NA?

National Bank of Canada received 437 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.19% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote while only 49.77% of users gave National Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 218 56.19%	Underperform Votes 170 43.81%
National Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 655 49.77%	Underperform Votes 661 50.23%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CLS or NA?

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
Celestica	C$6.61B	2.02	C$269.99M	C$4.39	36.04
National Bank of Canada	C$22.25B	2.26	C$4.38B	C$11.27	11.46

Which has more risk and volatility, CLS or NA?

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

Is CLS or NA 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
Celestica	4.08%	21.24%	5.50%
National Bank of Canada	19.69%	15.43%	0.83%

Does the media prefer CLS or NA?

In the previous week, National Bank of Canada had 6 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for National Bank of Canada and 3 mentions for Celestica. National Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Celestica's score of 0.23 indicating that National Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Bank of Canada	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CLS or NA?

Celestica currently has a consensus target price of C$110.50, indicating a potential downside of 30.14%. National Bank of Canada has a consensus target price of C$133.10, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe National Bank of Canada 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
National Bank of Canada	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Summary

Celestica and National Bank of Canada tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.