Celestica (CLS) Competitors

Celestica (NYSE:CLS) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor CLS or NXPI?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 9 more articles in the media than Celestica. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 11 mentions for Celestica. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Celestica's score of 1.00 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Celestica	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NXP Semiconductors	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLS or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors received 740 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 57.12% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Celestica	Outperform Votes 385 57.12%	Underperform Votes 289 42.88%
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1125 73.53%	Underperform Votes 405 26.47%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CLS or NXPI?

67.4% of Celestica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Celestica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CLS or NXPI?

Celestica has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CLS or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has higher revenue and earnings than Celestica. NXP Semiconductors 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	$10.09B	1.38	$428M	$3.63	33.20
NXP Semiconductors	$12.32B	4.28	$2.51B	$9.18	22.74

Is CLS or NXPI more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to Celestica's net margin of 4.61%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat Celestica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Celestica	4.61%	23.34%	7.10%
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%

Do analysts rate CLS or NXPI?

Celestica currently has a consensus target price of $114.82, indicating a potential downside of 4.73%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 17.95%. Given NXP Semiconductors' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NXP Semiconductors 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)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Celestica on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.