Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages

Key Points

• Analyst consensus: Nineteen brokerages give Celanese a consensus rating of "Hold" (1 sell, 9 hold, 9 buy) with an average 1‑year price target of about $64.71.
• Recent results: Celanese missed the last quarter's expectations (EPS $0.67 vs. $0.89; revenue $2.20B vs. $2.25B), reported a negative net margin (~-12.15%), and set Q1 2026 guidance of $0.70–$0.85 EPS.
• Dividend and ownership: The company declared a $0.03 quarterly dividend (0.2% yield) payable May 11 (ex‑dividend Apr 27), and institutional investors own roughly 98.9% of the shares.

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the nineteen research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $64.7059.

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Bank of America increased their target price on Celanese from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $66.00 price target on Celanese and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Evercore set a $63.00 price target on Celanese in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Vertical Research raised Celanese from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $60.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Mizuho increased their price target on Celanese from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st.

Celanese Stock Performance

NYSE CE opened at $64.68 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.10, a PEG ratio of 0.43 and a beta of 0.85. Celanese has a twelve month low of $35.13 and a twelve month high of $68.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $59.29 and a 200 day moving average of $49.12.

Celanese (NYSE:CE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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). Celanese had a positive return on equity of 8.75% and a negative net margin of 12.15%.The business had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.45 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Celanese has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.700-0.850 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Celanese will post 5.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Celanese Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Monday, April 27th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. Celanese's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -1.13%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Celanese

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Celanese by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,840,341 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $500,610,000 after purchasing an additional 90,428 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in shares of Celanese by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 5,565,556 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $235,312,000 after purchasing an additional 1,076,645 shares during the last quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Celanese by 21.0% in the third quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,115,365 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $215,255,000 after purchasing an additional 887,600 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Celanese by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,094,781 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $173,127,000 after purchasing an additional 558,391 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Celanese by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,949,230 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $166,973,000 after purchasing an additional 80,242 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company's stock.

About Celanese

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.

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