Celestica (CLS) Competitors

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

Is CLS or AVGO more profitable?

Broadcom has a net margin of 22.64% compared to Celestica's net margin of 5.11%. Broadcom's return on equity of 35.49% beat Celestica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celestica	5.11%	28.23%	8.27%
Broadcom	22.64%	35.49%	14.58%

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

67.4% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Broadcom shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Broadcom shares are held 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.

Do analysts recommend CLS or AVGO?

Celestica presently has a consensus target price of $168.92, suggesting a potential downside of 10.74%. Broadcom has a consensus target price of $298.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.59%. Given Broadcom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Broadcom is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Broadcom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Which has more volatility and risk, CLS or AVGO?

Celestica has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadcom has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CLS or AVGO?

Broadcom has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. Celestica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadcom, 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	2.26	$428M	$4.62	40.96
Broadcom	$57.05B	24.24	$5.90B	$2.67	110.11

Does the media prefer CLS or AVGO?

In the previous week, Broadcom had 101 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 123 mentions for Broadcom and 22 mentions for Celestica. Broadcom's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Celestica's score of 1.15 indicating that Broadcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadcom	99 Very Positive mention(s)	17 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Broadcom beats Celestica on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.