Celestica (CLS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBL or CLS?

Jabil received 291 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.90% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 56.18% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 659 66.90%	Underperform Votes 326 33.10%
Celestica	Outperform Votes 368 56.18%	Underperform Votes 287 43.82%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JBL or CLS?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. Jabil 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
Jabil	$28.88B	0.56	$1.39B	$11.02	13.16
Celestica	$9.24B	1.20	$244.60M	$3.15	30.30

Which has more risk and volatility, JBL or CLS?

Jabil has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 2.27, meaning that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JBL or CLS?

93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Jabil 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JBL or CLS more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.08%. Jabil's return on equity of 42.64% beat Celestica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	4.81%	42.64%	5.50%
Celestica	4.08%	21.58%	6.54%

Do analysts recommend JBL or CLS?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $153.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.63%. Celestica has a consensus price target of $77.82, suggesting a potential downside of 18.47%. Given Jabil's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Jabil is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media refer more to JBL or CLS?

In the previous week, Jabil had 33 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Jabil and 11 mentions for Celestica. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Jabil's score of 0.74 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	16 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celestica	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Jabil beats Celestica on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.