The stock price of Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) has plunged by -4.19 when compared to previous closing price of 91.78, but the company has seen a 1.55% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-18 that Celestica is my top AI Connectivity pick for 2025 due to booming AI business, strong management, and increased hyperscaler capex towards its cloud communication products. Celestica’s CCS segment saw massive demand in 2024 with increasing market share, leading to upgraded 2025 revenue targets of $10.7 billion, driven by its Ethernet-based switches. Despite thin margins, Celestica’s pivot to design and solution partnerships is enhancing margins and positioning the company for long-term rewards.
Is It Worth Investing in Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) Right Now?
Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 24.35x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.04. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CLS is 115.37M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.28% of that float. On March 18, 2025, the average trading volume of CLS was 4.49M shares.
CLS’s Market Performance
CLS stock saw a decrease of 1.55% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -33.41% and a quarterly a decrease of -3.38%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.92%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 8.02% for Celestica, Inc (CLS). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -11.07% for CLS stock, with a simple moving average of 17.01% 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 -19.45% 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 -39.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.92%, as shares sank -33.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.94% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CLS rose by +2.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +49.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $98.91. In addition, Celestica, Inc saw -4.73% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
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 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 23.36, with 7.21 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 12.01.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 736.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.88. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.28. 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 sum up, Celestica, Inc (CLS) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
