CLS vs. SANM, PLXS, TTMI, CTS, BHE, FLEX, JBL, QLYS, ALGM, and SMAR
Should you be buying Celestica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Celestica include Sanmina (SANM), Plexus (PLXS), TTM Technologies (TTMI), CTS (CTS), Benchmark Electronics (BHE), Flex (FLEX), Jabil (JBL), Qualys (QLYS), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), and Smartsheet (SMAR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Celestica (NYSE:CLS) and Sanmina (NASDAQ:SANM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
Sanmina received 95 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.22% of users gave Sanmina an outperform vote while only 55.75% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.
Celestica has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sanmina has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Celestica has a net margin of 3.86% compared to Sanmina's net margin of 3.11%. Celestica's return on equity of 18.25% beat Sanmina's return on equity.
Celestica currently has a consensus price target of $44.56, indicating a potential downside of 13.62%. Sanmina has a consensus price target of $62.33, indicating a potential downside of 6.95%. Given Sanmina's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sanmina is more favorable than Celestica.
Sanmina has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. Sanmina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celestica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
67.4% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Sanmina shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Sanmina shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Celestica had 8 more articles in the media than Sanmina. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Celestica and 11 mentions for Sanmina. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Sanmina's score of 0.70 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Celestica and Sanmina tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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