Celestica (NYSE:CLS) Price Target Raised to $330.00

Celestica (NYSE:CLSGet Free Report) (TSE:CLS) had its target price hoisted by stock analysts at TD Securities from $305.00 to $330.00 in a research report issued on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. The firm currently has a “hold” rating on the technology company’s stock. TD Securities’ target price suggests a potential upside of 16.94% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on CLS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Celestica from $295.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Celestica from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Zacks Research lowered Celestica from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Celestica from $208.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Celestica in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $345.41.

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Celestica Stock Down 5.9%

Shares of NYSE CLS traded down $17.81 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $282.19. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,139,696 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,108,905. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.30 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Celestica has a 1 year low of $58.05 and a 1 year high of $363.40. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $311.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $265.75.

Celestica (NYSE:CLSGet Free Report) (TSE:CLS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, October 27th. The technology company reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.45 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.01 billion. Celestica had a net margin of 6.72% and a return on equity of 35.87%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.04 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Celestica will post 4.35 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Celestica

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in Celestica by 471.5% in the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,146,928 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $775,133,000 after buying an additional 2,596,318 shares during the last quarter. Viking Global Investors LP bought a new stake in Celestica during the 3rd quarter valued at about $424,459,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Celestica during the 2nd quarter valued at about $236,069,000. SRS Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Celestica during the second quarter worth about $135,289,000. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management purchased a new position in Celestica in the second quarter worth about $90,425,000. 67.38% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Celestica Company Profile

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Celestica Inc is a multinational electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company that provides design, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain solutions to original equipment manufacturers across a range of industries. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Celestica works with customers to develop and produce complex electronic and electro-mechanical products, integrating activities from product design and prototyping through high-volume assembly, testing and final system integration.

The company’s service offering typically includes product engineering and design support, printed circuit board assembly, box-build and systems assembly, automated test and inspection, aftermarket repair and refurbishment, and end-to-end supply chain and logistics management.

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