National Bank of Canada (NA) Competitors

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

Is CLS or NA more profitable?

National Bank of Canada has a net margin of 19.69% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.08%. Celestica's return on equity of 21.24% beat National Bank of Canada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celestica	4.08%	21.24%	5.50%
National Bank of Canada	19.69%	15.43%	0.83%

Which has preferable earnings & 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$6.61B	1.43	C$269.99M	C$4.39	25.40
National Bank of Canada	C$22.25B	2.02	C$4.38B	C$11.27	10.22

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLS or NA?

National Bank of Canada received 438 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.10% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote while only 49.73% of users gave National Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 216 56.10%	Underperform Votes 169 43.90%
National Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 654 49.73%	Underperform Votes 661 50.27%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLS or NA?

82.8% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.1% of National Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of National Bank of Canada shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend CLS or NA?

Celestica presently has a consensus target price of C$96.75, suggesting a potential downside of 13.21%. National Bank of Canada has a consensus target price of C$133.10, suggesting a potential upside of 15.54%. Given National Bank of Canada's higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
National Bank of Canada	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, 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 media prefer CLS or NA?

In the previous week, National Bank of Canada had 1 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for National Bank of Canada and 6 mentions for Celestica. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat National Bank of Canada's score of 0.13 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Bank of Canada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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