Hsbc Holdings PLC Reduces Holdings in Celanese Corporation $CE

Key Points

• Hsbc Holdings PLC significantly reduced its stake in Celanese Corporation by 88.8%, selling nearly 190,000 shares and holding 23,842 shares valued at approximately $1.35 million.
• Analyst ratings for Celanese show a mix of perspectives, with six analysts giving a Buy rating, ten a Hold rating, and two a Sell rating, resulting in an average rating of "Hold" with a consensus price target of $59.39.
• Celanese recently reported a quarterly earnings rise, with EPS of $1.44, beating estimates, and has set its Q3 2025 EPS guidance between 1.100 and 1.400.

Hsbc Holdings PLC reduced its stake in Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE - Free Report) by 88.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 23,842 shares of the basic materials company's stock after selling 189,978 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC's holdings in Celanese were worth $1,347,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC grew its stake in shares of Celanese by 73.2% in the first quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 440 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming raised its stake in shares of Celanese by 122.5% in 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. Summit Securities Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Celanese in the first quarter worth $30,000. LRI Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Celanese by 739.1% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. raised its stake in shares of Celanese by 127.0% in the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 622 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 348 shares during the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Celanese Price Performance

Celanese stock traded down $1.49 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $44.58. 1,757,299 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,627,752. The company has a market cap of $4.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.01, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.11. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $52.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.22. Celanese Corporation has a 12-month low of $36.29 and a 12-month high of $142.54.

Celanese (NYSE:CE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The basic materials company reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.50 billion. Celanese had a negative net margin of 16.30% and a positive return on equity of 10.48%. Celanese's revenue was down 4.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.38 earnings per share. Celanese has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.100-1.400 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Celanese Corporation will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current year.

Celanese Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. Celanese's payout ratio is presently -0.81%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Celanese from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Barclays raised their price target on Celanese from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on Celanese from $77.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Celanese from $63.00 to $45.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on shares of Celanese from $55.00 to $47.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $59.39.

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.