Rep. Cleo Fields Buys Celestica, Inc. (NYSE:CLS) Stock

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of Celestica, Inc. (NYSE:CLS). In a filing disclosed on November 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Celestica stock on October 31st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – E*TRADE #2” account.

Representative Cleo Fields also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) on 10/31/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 10/30/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 10/30/2025.
• Purchased $250,001 – $500,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 10/30/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) on 10/30/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 – $100,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) on 10/29/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 10/23/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) on 10/23/2025.
• Purchased $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 10/23/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) on 10/10/2025.

Celestica Stock Performance

CLS traded up $16.42 on Friday, reaching $309.17. 4,939,467 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,993,834. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $277.62 and its 200 day moving average price is $197.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.56 billion, a PE ratio of 50.19 and a beta of 1.85. Celestica, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $58.05 and a fifty-two week high of $363.40.

Celestica (NYSE:CLS) (TSE:CLS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October 27th. The technology company reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.13. Celestica had a return on equity of 30.53% and a net margin of 6.35%.The business had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.04 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 27.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Celestica, Inc. will post 4.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Celestica

In related news, Director Laurette T. Koellner purchased 6,000 shares of Celestica stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 30th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $341.67 per share, for a total transaction of $2,050,020.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 6,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,050,020. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.52% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Celestica

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JAT Capital Mgmt LP purchased a new position in shares of Celestica during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,488,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Celestica during the third quarter worth $1,081,000. Ashford Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Celestica during the third quarter valued at $298,000. Viking Global Investors LP purchased a new position in Celestica during the third quarter valued at $424,459,000. Finally, Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Celestica by 13.9% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 36,259 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,933,000 after purchasing an additional 4,429 shares during the period. 67.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on CLS shares. Citigroup upgraded shares of Celestica from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $212.00 to $375.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. TD Securities upped their price target on shares of Celestica from $238.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Celestica from $340.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Celestica from $208.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $238.00 target price on shares of Celestica in a report on Friday, October 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Celestica currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $336.13.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

Celestica Company Profile

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.