MX vs. CLS, MAXR, MSI, MNW, CTS, ICG, VCM, PL, ESP, and VLN
Should you be buying Methanex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Methanex include Celestica (CLS), Maxar Technologies (MAXR), Morneau Shepell (MSI), Mitel Networks (MNW), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), Integra Gold (ICG), Vecima Networks (VCM), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Brompton Energy Split (ESP), and Velan (VLN). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Methanex vs.
Celestica (TSE:CLS) and Methanex (TSE:MX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
Celestica currently has a consensus price target of C$55.00, suggesting a potential downside of 55.66%. Given Celestica's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Celestica is more favorable than Methanex.
In the previous week, Methanex had 9 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Methanex and 0 mentions for Celestica. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Celestica's score of 0.00 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
82.8% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Celestica has a net margin of 4.16% compared to Methanex's net margin of 4.06%. Celestica's return on equity of 20.99% beat Methanex's return on equity.
Methanex received 222 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.13% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 56.28% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.
Celestica has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Methanex has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Celestica has higher revenue and earnings than Methanex. Methanex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celestica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Celestica beats Methanex on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:MX) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
