U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 75,085 Celanese Corporation $CE

Key Points

• U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC purchased 75,085 shares of Celanese Corporation valued at approximately $4.15 million, representing a 0.07% ownership stake.
• Celanese reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.44 for the most recent quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates, with revenue of $2.53 billion.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.03 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.3%, but has a negative dividend payout ratio of -0.81%.

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 75,085 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $4,154,000. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of Celanese as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Dodge & Cox lifted its stake in Celanese by 13.0% during the 1st quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 15,391,416 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $873,771,000 after acquiring an additional 1,773,354 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Celanese by 134.4% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,566,226 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $202,455,000 after purchasing an additional 2,044,662 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Celanese by 35.0% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,164,150 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $179,629,000 after purchasing an additional 819,489 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in shares of Celanese by 9,132.0% during the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 1,801,349 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $102,263,000 after purchasing an additional 1,781,837 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Celanese by 32.7% during the 1st quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 1,265,895 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $71,865,000 after purchasing an additional 312,093 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company's stock.

Celanese Trading Down 1.4%

Celanese stock opened at $43.65 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $48.87 and a 200 day moving average of $50.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.11. Celanese Corporation has a 12-month low of $36.29 and a 12-month high of $142.54. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.22.

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

Celanese Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Celanese

In related news, Director Timothy Go acquired 1,039 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $46.25 per share, with a total value of $48,053.75. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 4,415 shares in the company, valued at $204,193.75. This represents a 30.78% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CE has been the subject of several research reports. KeyCorp reduced their price target on shares of Celanese from $77.00 to $70.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Celanese from $72.00 to $60.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Celanese from $47.00 to $40.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Alembic Global Advisors set a $60.00 target price on Celanese in a research report on Monday, August 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their target price on Celanese from $55.00 to $47.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $57.22.

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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