What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Celanese Q2 Earnings?

Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Celanese in a report released on Monday, May 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.45. The consensus estimate for Celanese's current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Celanese's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.82 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

Celanese (NYSE:CE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.20. Celanese had a negative net margin of 14.81% and a positive return on equity of 12.86%. The firm had revenue of $2.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.26 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.08 EPS. The company's revenue was down 8.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on CE. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on shares of Celanese from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Celanese from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Mizuho set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Celanese in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $48.00 price objective (down previously from $50.00) on shares of Celanese in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Celanese from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $46.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $61.94.

Celanese Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSE:CE traded up $0.63 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $54.56. 1,671,498 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,210,149. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $59.88. The firm has a market cap of $5.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.09. Celanese has a 1-year low of $36.29 and a 1-year high of $152.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98.

Institutional Trading of Celanese

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Celanese by 14.0% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 281,709 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $38,300,000 after purchasing an additional 34,658 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Celanese by 23.1% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,146 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $425,000 after buying an additional 1,152 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Celanese by 81.4% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,190 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 534 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Celanese by 15.0% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,476 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $102,000 after buying an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Celanese by 139.8% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 512,253 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $35,453,000 after buying an additional 298,596 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Mark Christopher Murray bought 1,479 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $52.18 per share, with a total value of $77,174.22. Following the completion of the purchase, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,468 shares in the company, valued at $807,120.24. This represents a 10.57% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.33% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Celanese Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th were given a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 28th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.22%. Celanese's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -0.79%.

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.