Impinj (PI) Competitors

Celestica (NYSE:CLS) and Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate CLS or PI?

Celestica presently has a consensus price target of $110.83, indicating a potential upside of 10.95%. Impinj has a consensus price target of $183.44, indicating a potential upside of 101.28%. Given Impinj's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Impinj 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)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Impinj	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLS or PI?

Impinj received 93 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.56% of users gave Impinj an outperform vote while only 56.84% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 378 56.84%	Underperform Votes 287 43.16%
Impinj	Outperform Votes 471 68.56%	Underperform Votes 216 31.44%

Does the media prefer CLS or PI?

In the previous week, Celestica had 20 more articles in the media than Impinj. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Celestica and 7 mentions for Impinj. Impinj's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Celestica's score of 1.13 indicating that Impinj is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Impinj	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CLS or PI more profitable?

Impinj has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.61%. Celestica's return on equity of 23.34% beat Impinj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celestica	4.61%	23.34%	7.10%
Impinj	11.15%	7.11%	1.90%

Which has better valuation and earnings, CLS or PI?

Celestica has higher revenue and earnings than Impinj. Celestica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impinj, 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	$9.65B	1.20	$428M	$3.74	26.71
Impinj	$366.09M	7.10	$40.84M	$1.36	67.01

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CLS or PI?

67.4% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Impinj shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CLS or PI?

Celestica has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Impinj has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Celestica beats Impinj on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.