Legal & General Group Plc Makes New $333.59 Million Investment in Celestica, Inc. $CLS

Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in shares of Celestica, Inc. (NYSE:CLSFree Report) (TSE:CLS) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 914,970 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $333,588,000. Legal & General Group Plc owned about 0.80% of Celestica as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of CLS. NewGen Equity Long Short Fund acquired a new stake in Celestica in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $14,050,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Celestica by 7,646.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,007 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $157,000 after buying an additional 994 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Celestica by 30.0% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 78,061 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $12,197,000 after buying an additional 18,025 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Celestica by 385.8% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,803 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $438,000 after buying an additional 2,226 shares during the period. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Celestica by 11.0% during the second quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 3,181 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $497,000 after buying an additional 315 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.38% of the company’s stock.

Celestica Trading Up 4.2%

NYSE CLS opened at $306.89 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $35.29 billion, a PE ratio of 31.90 and a beta of 2.06. The company has a fifty day moving average of $337.47 and a 200 day moving average of $335.71. Celestica, Inc. has a 1 year low of $183.66 and a 1 year high of $474.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.68.

Celestica (NYSE:CLSGet Free Report) (TSE:CLS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The technology company reported $2.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.29 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $4.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.30 billion. Celestica had a return on equity of 39.96% and a net margin of 7.16%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 62.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.39 EPS. Celestica has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.300-11.300 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.880-3.080 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Celestica, Inc. will post 10.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Celestica

In related news, CEO Robert Mionis sold 23,496 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $362.39, for a total transaction of $8,514,715.44. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 23,396 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,478,476.44. This trade represents a 50.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Mandeep Chawla sold 16,117 shares of Celestica stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $369.32, for a total value of $5,952,330.44. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 65,444 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,169,778.08. This represents a 19.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 356,553 shares of company stock worth $135,238,444 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CLS has been the topic of several research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $500.00 target price on Celestica in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Barclays dropped their price target on Celestica from $430.00 to $406.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings lowered Celestica from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $475.00 price objective on shares of Celestica in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Wolfe Research lifted their target price on Celestica from $425.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $439.81.

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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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