Celestica (CLS) Competitors

Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) and Celestica (NYSE:CLS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is VRT or CLS more profitable?

Vertiv has a net margin of 7.72% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.61%. Vertiv's return on equity of 55.33% beat Celestica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vertiv	7.72%	55.33%	11.48%
Celestica	4.61%	23.34%	7.10%

Does the media refer more to VRT or CLS?

In the previous week, Celestica had 8 more articles in the media than Vertiv. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Celestica and 61 mentions for Vertiv. Vertiv's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Celestica's score of 0.65 indicating that Vertiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vertiv	33 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celestica	24 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VRT or CLS?

Vertiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Celestica. Celestica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vertiv, 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
Vertiv	$6.86B	6.41	$460.20M	$1.50	78.10
Celestica	$9.65B	1.49	$244.60M	$3.74	33.04

Which has more volatility & risk, VRT or CLS?

Vertiv has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

89.9% of Vertiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Vertiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Celestica shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend VRT or CLS?

Vertiv currently has a consensus price target of $139.36, indicating a potential upside of 18.96%. Celestica has a consensus price target of $99.64, indicating a potential downside of 19.37%. Given Vertiv's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vertiv is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vertiv	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRT or CLS?

Celestica received 283 more outperform votes than Vertiv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.49% of users gave Vertiv an outperform vote while only 56.58% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vertiv	Outperform Votes 91 61.49%	Underperform Votes 57 38.51%
Celestica	Outperform Votes 374 56.58%	Underperform Votes 287 43.42%

Summary

Vertiv beats Celestica on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.