National Bank of Canada (NA) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLS or NA?

National Bank of Canada received 434 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.43% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote while only 50.62% of users gave National Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 215 56.43%	Underperform Votes 166 43.57%
National Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 649 50.62%	Underperform Votes 633 49.38%

Do analysts rate CLS or NA?

Celestica currently has a consensus target price of C$44.00, suggesting a potential downside of 62.52%. National Bank of Canada has a consensus target price of C$122.64, suggesting a potential downside of 7.19%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
National Bank of Canada	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CLS or NA?

In the previous week, Celestica had 5 more articles in the media than National Bank of Canada. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Celestica and 4 mentions for National Bank of Canada. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat National Bank of Canada's score of 0.35 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Bank of Canada	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	1.59	C$365.70M	C$4.22	27.82
National Bank of Canada	C$10.61B	4.24	C$3.51B	C$10.27	12.87

Summary

Celestica beats National Bank of Canada on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.