The stock price of Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) has surged by 0.50 when compared to previous closing price of 132.06, but the company has seen a 1.91% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-17 that Five high-flying non-US. tech stocks have strong revenue and earnings growth potential for 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) Right Now?
Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 35.38x compared to its average ratio. CLS has 36-month beta value of 2.19. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CLS is 115.73M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.50% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CLS on February 18, 2025 was 3.47M shares.
CLS’s Market Performance
CLS’s stock has seen a 1.91% increase for the week, with a 19.87% rise in the past month and a 61.76% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.07% for Celestica, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 8.52% for CLS stock, with a simple moving average of 88.67% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CLS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CLS stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for CLS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CLS in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $140 based on the research report published on February 04, 2025 of the current year 2025.
CIBC, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CLS reach a price target of $150. The rating they have provided for CLS stocks is “Sector Outperform” according to the report published on January 31st, 2025.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to CLS, setting the target price at $95 in the report published on November 22nd of the previous year.
CLS Trading at 23.78% 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 -8.01% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.22%, as shares surge +18.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +49.83% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CLS rose by +2.88%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +209.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $122.37. In addition, Celestica, Inc saw 43.79% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CLS starting from Cooper Todd C, who sale 65,000 shares at the price of $129.78 back on Feb 07 ’25. After this action, Cooper Todd C now owns 110,426 shares of Celestica, Inc, valued at $8,435,794 using the latest closing price.
Cooper Todd C, the Officer of Celestica, Inc, proposed sale 65,540 shares at $132.22 during a trade that took place back on Feb 07 ’25, which means that Cooper Todd C is holding shares at $8,665,800 based on the most recent closing price.
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 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 24.27, with 7.49 for asset returns.
Based on Celestica, Inc (CLS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.57 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.35. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 599.3 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.82. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.82. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.66for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.61. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.49.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Celestica, Inc (CLS) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
