Celestica, Inc (CLS) vs. Its Peers: A Comparison

Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.52x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CLS is 1.76. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for CLS is 114.39M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.13% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CLS on June 24, 2025 was 4.27M shares.

CLS) stock’s latest price update

Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS)’s stock price has gone rise by 1191906 in comparison to its previous close of 136.34, however, the company has experienced a 10.29% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-23 that TORONTO, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Celestica Inc. (TSX: CLS) (NYSE: CLS), a leader in design, manufacturing, supply chain and platform solutions for the world’s most innovative companies, today launched its ES1500, a new 1U, up-to-48-ports, 2.5GbE per port campus access switch with optional Power-over-Ethernet (PoE), designed to address the evolving demands of the enterprise edge. Offering up to 220 Gbps of switching capacity, the ES1500 is the newest addition to Celestica’s suite of campus access and gateway switches, with up to 2.5X faster port speeds than our traditional ES1000 GbE model for new edge IoT and edge-AI applications.

CLS’s Market Performance

Celestica, Inc (CLS) has seen a 10.29% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 19.53% gain in the past month and a 41.46% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.17% for CLS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 12.96% for CLS’s stock, with a simple moving average of 55.38% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CLS

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CLS stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for CLS by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CLS in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $166 based on the research report published on February 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Stifel, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CLS reach a price target of $140. The rating they have provided for CLS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 04th, 2025.

CIBC gave a rating of “Sector Outperform” to CLS, setting the target price at $150 in the report published on January 31st of the current year.

CLS Trading at 31.31% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CLS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.97% of loss for the given period.

Stock Fundamentals for CLS

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.06 for the present operating margin
  • 0.11 for the gross margin

The net margin for Celestica, Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 25.87, with 7.32 for asset returns.

Based on Celestica, Inc (CLS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.38 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.55. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.39.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 736.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.88. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.68. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.43.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Celestica, Inc (CLS) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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