Q4 Earnings Estimate for Celanese Issued By Zacks Research

Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Celanese in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $1.25 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Celanese's current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Celanese's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.22 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.92 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of Celanese from an "underperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $46.00 to $55.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. 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. Vertical Research raised shares of Celanese from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $66.00 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Celanese from $110.00 to $67.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Celanese from $58.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $61.94.

Celanese Stock Down 3.0%

Shares of NYSE:CE traded down $1.65 during trading on Thursday, reaching $52.86. 1,742,869 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,214,645. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.69 and a 200 day simple moving average of $59.73. The firm has a market cap of $5.78 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.79, 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 Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Celanese by 14.0% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 281,709 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $38,300,000 after acquiring an additional 34,658 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Celanese by 23.1% in the fourth 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 during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in Celanese by 81.4% in the fourth 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 during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Celanese by 15.0% in the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Celanese by 13.0% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 19,639 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,359,000 after buying an additional 2,261 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Mark Christopher Murray acquired 1,479 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were bought at an average price of $52.18 per share, for a total transaction of $77,174.22. Following the acquisition, the senior vice president now owns 15,468 shares in the company, valued at $807,120.24. This trade represents a 10.57% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Celanese Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th were given a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 28th. Celanese's dividend payout ratio is -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.