Methanex (MX) Competitors

Methanex (TSE:MX) and Celestica (TSE:CLS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Is MX or CLS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Methanex	4.06%	10.21%	1.99%
Celestica	4.16%	20.99%	5.50%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MX or CLS?

82.9% of Methanex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Methanex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, MX or CLS?

Methanex has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 2.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MX or CLS?

In the previous week, Methanex and Methanex both had 2 articles in the media. Methanex's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Celestica's score of 0.74 indicating that Methanex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Methanex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celestica	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MX or CLS?

Methanex received 223 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.19% of users gave Methanex an outperform vote while only 56.28% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Methanex	Outperform Votes 438 59.19%	Underperform Votes 302 40.81%
Celestica	Outperform Votes 215 56.28%	Underperform Votes 167 43.72%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MX or CLS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Methanex	C$3.58B	1.34	C$145.52M	C$2.91	24.54
Celestica	C$8.78B	1.89	C$365.70M	C$4.22	33.16

Do analysts recommend MX or CLS?

Celestica has a consensus price target of C$55.00, suggesting a potential downside of 60.70%. Given Celestica's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Celestica is more favorable than Methanex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Methanex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Celestica beats Methanex on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.