Celestica (CLS) Competitors

Jabil (NYSE:JBL) and Celestica (NYSE:CLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.

Is JBL or CLS more profitable?

Jabil has a net margin of 4.70% compared to Jabil's net margin of 3.86%. Celestica's return on equity of 39.47% beat Jabil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jabil	4.70%	39.47%	5.65%
Celestica	3.86%	18.25%	5.51%

Do analysts rate JBL or CLS?

Jabil currently has a consensus price target of $144.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.53%. Celestica has a consensus price target of $45.56, indicating a potential downside of 18.53%. Given Celestica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jabil is more favorable than Celestica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jabil	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Celestica	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, JBL or CLS?

Jabil has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. Jabil 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
Jabil	$34.70B	0.41	$818M	$11.65	10.21
Celestica	$7.96B	0.83	$244.60M	$2.68	20.87

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JBL or CLS?

Jabil received 291 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.56% of users gave Jabil an outperform vote while only 55.57% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jabil	Outperform Votes 645 66.56%	Underperform Votes 324 33.44%
Celestica	Outperform Votes 354 55.57%	Underperform Votes 283 44.43%

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

93.4% of Jabil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Jabil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Celestica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, JBL or CLS?

Jabil has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 2.25, indicating that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to JBL or CLS?

In the previous week, Celestica had 8 more articles in the media than Jabil. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Celestica and 10 mentions for Jabil. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Jabil's score of 0.74 indicating that Jabil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jabil	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Celestica	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Jabil beats Celestica on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.