Celestica (NYSE:CLS) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Celestica (NYSE:CLS) (TSE:CLS) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.060-1.160 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Celestica Price Performance

NYSE:CLS opened at $123.57 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The company has a market capitalization of $14.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.04 and a beta of 2.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $98.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $72.36. Celestica has a 52 week low of $32.80 and a 52 week high of $133.66.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CLS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Securities lifted their target price on Celestica from $70.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group initiated coverage on Celestica in a report on Friday, November 22nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Celestica from $64.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of Celestica from $77.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts upgraded Celestica from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.64.

Insider Buying and Selling at Celestica

In other Celestica news, Director Michael Wilson sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.73, for a total transaction of $2,468,250.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,784 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $176,134.32. This trade represents a 93.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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.