Celanese (NYSE:CE) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Key Points

• Celanese reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $1.44, exceeding the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.05.
• Despite the positive earnings report, Celanese's stock fell 1.7% during trading, reaching $47.23.
• The company updated its Q3 2025 guidance to an EPS range of 1.100-1.400, indicating future growth expectations.

Celanese (NYSE:CE - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The basic materials company reported $1.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.38 by $0.06, Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.50 billion. Celanese had a negative net margin of 16.54% and a positive return on equity of 11.28%. Celanese's quarterly revenue was down 4.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.38 earnings per share. Celanese updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.100-1.400 EPS.

Celanese Trading Down 1.7%

Celanese stock opened at $47.23 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.94, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.20. Celanese has a 12 month low of $36.29 and a 12 month high of $142.54. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $55.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $54.36. The firm has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a PE ratio of -3.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.10.

Celanese Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Celanese's dividend payout ratio is currently -0.79%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on CE. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Celanese from $76.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Celanese from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Celanese from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Celanese from $51.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Celanese from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $46.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $66.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Mark Christopher Murray acquired 1,479 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of $52.18 per share, for a total transaction of $77,174.22. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 15,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $807,120.24. This trade represents a 10.57% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Celanese stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE - Free Report) by 265.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 5,032 shares of the basic materials company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,654 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC's holdings in Celanese were worth $286,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 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.