Celanese (CE) Expected to Announce Earnings on Monday

Key Points

• Celanese (CE) is set to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 11th, with analysts expecting earnings of $1.39 per share and revenue of $2.50 billion.
• In its most recent earnings report, Celanese reported an EPS of $0.57, exceeding expectations, although its revenue fell 8.5% compared to the previous year.
• The company is also paying a quarterly dividend of $0.03 on August 11th, with a dividend yield of 0.2%.

Celanese (NYSE:CE - Get Free Report) is projected to release its Q2 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Monday, August 11th. Analysts expect Celanese to post earnings of $1.39 per share and revenue of $2.50 billion for the quarter.

Celanese (NYSE:CE - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $2.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.26 billion. Celanese had a positive return on equity of 11.28% and a negative net margin of 16.54%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.08 EPS. On average, analysts expect Celanese to post $9 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Celanese Stock Performance

NYSE:CE opened at $48.67 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $5.32 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.20, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.41. Celanese has a 1-year low of $36.29 and a 1-year high of $142.54.

Celanese Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th will be given a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 29th. Celanese's payout ratio is -0.79%.

Insider Activity at Celanese

In other Celanese news, SVP Mark Christopher Murray bought 1,479 shares of Celanese stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $52.18 per share, for a total transaction of $77,174.22. Following the acquisition, the senior vice president directly owned 15,468 shares in the company, valued at $807,120.24. This represents a 10.57% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Celanese stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its stake in Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE - Free Report) by 41.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,450 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 9,543 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.'s holdings in Celanese were worth $1,842,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.87% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on CE. Mizuho increased their price target on Celanese from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and issued a $63.00 target price (up previously from $53.00) on shares of Celanese in a report on Thursday, July 3rd. Bank of America raised their target price on Celanese from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Barclays raised their target price on Celanese from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upgraded Celanese from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and raised their target price for the company from $46.00 to $55.00 in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $66.50.

About Celanese

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.

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