Celestica (CLS) Competitors

Celestica (TSE:CLS) and National Bank of Canada (TSE:NA) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts recommend CLS or NA?

Celestica currently has a consensus price target of C$55.00, indicating a potential downside of 60.70%. National Bank of Canada has a consensus price target of C$136.10, indicating a potential upside of 2.73%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe National Bank of Canada 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
National Bank of Canada	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Does the media favor CLS or NA?

In the previous week, National Bank of Canada had 2 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for National Bank of Canada and 2 mentions for Celestica. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat National Bank of Canada's score of 0.59 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Bank of Canada	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CLS or NA more profitable?

National Bank of Canada has a net margin of 34.50% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.16%. Celestica's return on equity of 20.99% beat National Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celestica	4.16%	20.99%	5.50%
National Bank of Canada	34.50%	15.18%	0.83%

Which has more volatility and risk, CLS or NA?

Celestica has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Bank of Canada has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLS or NA?

National Bank of Canada received 434 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.28% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote while only 50.23% of users gave National Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 215 56.28%	Underperform Votes 167 43.72%
National Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 649 50.23%	Underperform Votes 643 49.77%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CLS or NA?

National Bank of Canada has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. National Bank of Canada 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	C$8.78B	1.89	C$365.70M	C$4.22	33.16
National Bank of Canada	C$10.61B	4.25	C$3.51B	C$10.27	12.90

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLS or NA?

82.8% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of National Bank of Canada shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of National Bank of Canada shares are owned 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.

Summary

Celestica beats National Bank of Canada on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.