Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS)’s stock price has soared by 2.21 in relation to previous closing price of 79.13. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 14.90% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-11 that Celestica posted 21% YoY revenue growth in CY 2024, driven by 30% CCS segment expansion and strong hyperscaler demand. Q4 CY 2024 revenue hit $2.546B, with $1.74B from CCS, which now makes up 68% of total sales. Free cash flow grew 11.6% in Q4 and is projected to rise 14.4% in CY 2025, outpacing revenue growth.
Is It Worth Investing in Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Celestica, Inc (NYSE: CLS) is above average at 22.40x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.65.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CLS is 115.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.49% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of CLS on April 15, 2025 was 5.38M shares.
CLS’s Market Performance
CLS stock saw a decrease of 14.90% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -11.68% and a quarterly a decrease of -19.47%. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.52%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 9.31% for Celestica, Inc (CLS). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.34% for CLS’s stock, with a 4.03% simple moving average for the past 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 -18.89% 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 -43.94% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.52%, as shares sank -11.88% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -34.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CLS rose by +14.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +46.26% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $82.82. In addition, Celestica, Inc saw -12.37% 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 Laurette Koellner, who proposed sale 100,000 shares at the price of $82.69 back on Mar 31 ’25. After this action, Laurette Koellner now owns shares of Celestica, Inc, valued at $8,269,000 using the latest closing price.
Laurette T Koellner, the Director of Celestica, Inc, proposed sale 151,717 shares at $91.92 during a trade that took place back on Mar 19 ’25, which means that Laurette T Koellner is holding shares at $13,945,827 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 1.19. 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
In a nutshell, Celestica, Inc (CLS) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
