Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-one analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $59.3889.

Several research firms recently commented on CE. Mizuho increased their target price on Celanese from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research downgraded Celanese from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Robert W. Baird set a $65.00 price objective on Celanese in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Celanese from $40.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Celanese in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st.

Celanese Trading Up 4.2%

NYSE CE opened at $51.42 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. Celanese has a 52 week low of $35.13 and a 52 week high of $63.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.63 billion, a PE ratio of -4.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 1.07. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $49.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $44.66.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The basic materials company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by ($0.22). The firm had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. Celanese had a negative net margin of 12.15% and a positive return on equity of 8.75%. Celanese’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.45 earnings per share. Celanese has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.850 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Celanese will post 8.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Celanese Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 24th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Celanese’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -1.13%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of CE. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Celanese by 55.4% during the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 623 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the period. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators grew its holdings in shares of Celanese by 20.7% in the 4th quarter. Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators now owns 1,399 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 240 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Celanese by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,244 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $137,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Celanese by 111.1% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 513 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in Celanese by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 22,723 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $961,000 after purchasing an additional 288 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Celanese Company Profile

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical and specialty materials company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of products serving diverse industries. The company operates through two primary business segments—Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain—offering solutions that range from high-performance polymers and specialty additives to industrial chemicals and intermediates. Its engineered materials are used in applications such as automotive components, consumer electronics, medical devices and packaging, while its acetyl derivatives find uses in coatings, adhesives, solvents and personal care products.

In the Engineered Materials segment, Celanese produces a variety of high-performance thermoplastics, polyether-block-amide (PEBA) elastomers and functional additives designed to enhance product durability, thermal resistance and sustainability.