Celestica (CLS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLS or NOK?

Nokia Oyj received 622 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.24% of users gave Nokia Oyj 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%
Nokia Oyj	Outperform Votes 1000 61.24%	Underperform Votes 633 38.76%

Which has more volatility and risk, CLS or NOK?

Celestica has a beta of 2.21, indicating that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nokia Oyj has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CLS or NOK?

In the previous week, Nokia Oyj had 3 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Nokia Oyj and 26 mentions for Celestica. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Nokia Oyj's score of 0.51 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	18 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nokia Oyj	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CLS or NOK?

Celestica presently has a consensus price target of $110.83, indicating a potential upside of 60.62%. Nokia Oyj has a consensus price target of $5.85, indicating a potential upside of 17.35%. Given Celestica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Celestica is more favorable than Nokia Oyj.

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
Nokia Oyj	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CLS or NOK?

Nokia Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. Celestica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nokia Oyj, 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	0.83	$428M	$3.74	18.45
Nokia Oyj	$19.22B	1.41	$1.38B	$0.25	19.94

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLS or NOK?

67.4% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Nokia Oyj shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Summary

Celestica beats Nokia Oyj on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.