Celestica (CLS) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CLS or NOK?

Nokia Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. Nokia Oyj 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	$9.65B	1.10	$428M	$3.74	24.55
Nokia Oyj	$19.22B	1.38	$1.38B	$0.25	19.48

Do analysts prefer CLS or NOK?

Celestica presently has a consensus target price of $101.58, indicating a potential upside of 10.65%. Nokia Oyj has a consensus target price of $5.85, indicating a potential upside of 20.12%. Given Nokia Oyj's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nokia Oyj 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)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Nokia Oyj	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CLS or NOK?

67.4% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Nokia Oyj shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLS or NOK?

Nokia Oyj received 621 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.22% of users gave Nokia Oyj an outperform vote while only 56.89% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 380 56.89%	Underperform Votes 288 43.11%
Nokia Oyj	Outperform Votes 1001 61.22%	Underperform Votes 634 38.78%

Is CLS or NOK more profitable?

Nokia Oyj has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.61%. Celestica's return on equity of 23.34% beat Nokia Oyj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celestica	4.61%	23.34%	7.10%
Nokia Oyj	6.54%	10.30%	5.52%

Does the media refer more to CLS or NOK?

In the previous week, Celestica had 2 more articles in the media than Nokia Oyj. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Celestica and 27 mentions for Nokia Oyj. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Nokia Oyj's score of 0.62 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nokia Oyj	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CLS or NOK?

Celestica has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nokia Oyj has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Celestica beats Nokia Oyj on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.