Celestica Inc. (CLS)


November 26, 2024

CLS: Raise Price Target to $100

By Steven Fox

We are raising our target to $100 on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $85.60; O/P) to reflect some favorable recent data points that mainly suggest further momentum is likely in the company’s higher margin Hardware…

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October 24, 2024

CLS: Provides More Promising Proof Points

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target from $75 to $80 on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $66.32) after the company produced a healthy Q3 “beat and raise” and provided a range of proof…

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October 23, 2024

CLS: First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Celestica (CLS; $57.47; O/P) reported Q3 non-IFRS EPS of $1.04, which beat our $0.91 and the Street’s $0.93 on sales of $2,500mm (vs. our $2,400mm and the Street’s $2,414mm). Recall, CLS’ Q3 outlook called for…

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October 16, 2024

CLS: A Recently Raised Bar Looks Manageable

By Steven Fox

The bar has obviously been raised for Celestica (CLS; $58.42; O/P) into its Q3 results and outlook, scheduled for next Wednesday (10/23 after market), given how the shares have rebounded 37% from recent lows set…

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October 11, 2024

CLS: Moves Further on Its 800G Roadmap

By Steven Fox

This morning, Celestica (CLS; $62.92; O/P) announced the launch of its latest 800G data center switch that expands on its Hardware Platform Solutions (HPS) portfolio, which represents the company’s higher margin Original Design Manufacturing (ODM)…

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September 12, 2024

CLS: CFO Meetings Suggest Big Buying Opportunity

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and $75 target on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $45.32) after hosting investor meetings on Tuesday (9/10) in New York for CFO Mandeep Chawla and Craig Oberg, VP of IR and…

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July 26, 2024

CLS: Major Buying Opportunity Off Big Beat and Raise

By Steven Fox

We believe the 19% decline in the shares of Celestica (CLS; $51.07; O/P), which has occurred over just the past seven trading days, represents a major buying opportunity in the stock, especially given its 4%…

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July 24, 2024

CLS: First Look at Q2 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Celestica (CLS; $53.39; O/P) reported Q2 non-IFRS EPS of $0.91, which beat our $0.80 and the Street’s $0.81 on better-than-expected sales of $2,392mm (vs. our $2,250mm and the Street’s $2,249mm). Recall, CLS’ Q2 outlook called…

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July 16, 2024

CLS: Expect Q2 Print to Prove Another Positive Catalyst

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and raise our target from $65 to $75 on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $63.27) ahead of its Q2 results, scheduled for next Wednesday (7/24 after market). Admittedly, our basis for…

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June 13, 2024

CLS: CEO Chat Highlights Healthy Growth Story

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $56.77) and bump up our target from $60 to $65 after we had the opportunity for a “big picture” discussion with CEO Rob Mionis, who…

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May 15, 2024

CLS: When Stars Align with the Cloud; Initiate with Outperform

By Steven Fox

We initiate coverage with an Outperform and $60 target on the shares of Celestica (CLS; $48.00), an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, which after completing a portfolio transformation in 2021 is now well focused on…

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