Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Celanese Q2 Earnings

Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Celanese in a report issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.21 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.38. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $71.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Celanese’s current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Celanese’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.28 EPS.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.20. The business had revenue of $2.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. Celanese had a positive return on equity of 12.86% and a negative net margin of 14.81%.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Celanese from $92.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Celanese from $55.00 to $40.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. UBS Group dropped their target price on Celanese from $60.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Piper Sandler reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $48.00 price objective (down previously from $50.00) on shares of Celanese in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Finally, Mizuho set a $45.00 price target on shares of Celanese in a report on Tuesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Celanese presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $61.33.

Celanese Trading Down 3.0 %

NYSE:CE opened at $38.00 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $53.75 and its 200 day moving average is $76.44. Celanese has a 12 month low of $36.29 and a 12 month high of $169.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.15 billion, a PE ratio of -2.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.08.

Celanese Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.32%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. Celanese’s payout ratio is -0.86%.

Institutional Trading of Celanese

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Altshuler Shaham Ltd purchased a new stake in Celanese during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in shares of Celanese by 103.7% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 381 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 194 shares during the period. State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of Celanese by 122.5% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 485 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. CKW Financial Group lifted its position in Celanese by 52.9% during the fourth quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 535 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the period. Finally, LRI Investments LLC grew its position in Celanese by 739.1% during the 4th quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 537 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Celanese Company Profile

Celanese Corporation, a chemical and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. It operates through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain. The Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, as well as for use in industrial products and consumer electronics.