Celestica (NYSE:CLS) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Celestica (NYSE:CLS) (TSE:CLS) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.060-1.160 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.000. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.5 billion-$2.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.4 billion. Celestica also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 4.750-4.750 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CLS shares. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Celestica from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. UBS Group started coverage on Celestica in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Celestica from $77.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on Celestica from $75.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Celestica from $91.00 to $139.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $97.36.

Celestica Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CLS opened at $114.11 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $13.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.51 and a beta of 2.25. Celestica has a twelve month low of $32.80 and a twelve month high of $131.23. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $97.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $71.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Insider Activity at Celestica

In related news, Director Michael Wilson sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.73, for a total value of $2,468,250.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,784 shares in the company, valued at $176,134.32. The trade was a 93.34 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Celestica

Celestica Inc provides supply chain solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments: Advanced Technology Solutions, and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions. The company offers a range of product manufacturing and related supply chain services, including design and development, new product introduction, engineering services, component sourcing, electronics manufacturing and assembly, testing, complex mechanical assembly, systems integration, precision machining, order fulfillment, logistics, asset management, product licensing, and after-market repair and return services.