NA vs. CLS, MAXR, MX, MSI, MNW, CTS, ICG, PL, VLN, and VCM
Should you be buying National Bank of Canada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Bank of Canada include Celestica (CLS), Maxar Technologies (MAXR), Methanex (MX), Morneau Shepell (MSI), Mitel Networks (MNW), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), Integra Gold (ICG), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Velan (VLN), and Vecima Networks (VCM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
National Bank of Canada 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Celestica had 7 more articles in the media than National Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Celestica and 3 mentions for National Bank of Canada. National Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Celestica's score of 0.37 indicating that National Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Celestica has a beta of 1.51666, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.096408, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
45.0% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Celestica currently has a consensus target price of C$127.00, suggesting a potential downside of 61.16%. National Bank of Canada has a consensus target price of C$143.42, suggesting a potential downside of 5.20%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Bank of Canada is more favorable than Celestica.
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 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:NA) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
