NA vs. CLS, MAXR, MX, MSI, MNW, CTS, ICG, PL, VCM, and VLN
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), Vecima Networks (VCM), and Velan (VLN). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
National Bank of Canada vs. Its Competitors
National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) and Celestica (TSE:CLS) are both large-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, National Bank of Canada had 9 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for National Bank of Canada and 6 mentions for Celestica. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat National Bank of Canada's score of 0.01 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
National Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
National Bank of Canada presently has a consensus target price of C$135.36, suggesting a potential downside of 7.29%. Celestica has a consensus target price of C$127.00, suggesting a potential downside of 54.06%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe National Bank of Canada is more favorable than Celestica.
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.
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 10 of the 16 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
