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Celanese Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:CE)

$140.93
+0.93 (+0.66%)
(As of 12/6/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$140.00
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$142.61
50-Day Range
$112.94
▼
$141.40
52-Week Range
$97.12
▼
$142.84
Volume
1.19 million shs
Average Volume
1.16 million shs
Market Capitalization
$15.34 billion
P/E Ratio
7.59
Dividend Yield
1.99%
Price Target
$129.06
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Celanese MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.31 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
8.4% Downside
$129.06 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
6.48% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-5.00
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
1.33mentions of Celanese in the last 14 days
Based on 7 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth
32.48%
From $9.02 to $11.95 Per Share

Overall MarketRank™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.15 out of 5 stars

Basic Materials Sector

90th out of 176 stocks

Plastics Materials & Synthetic Resins, Synthetic Rubber, Cellulosic Industry

2nd out of 2 stocks

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About Celanese Stock (NYSE:CE)

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. It also offers acesulfame potassium for the food and beverage industry, and food protection ingredients, such as potassium sorbate and sorbic acid. The Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters that are used as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals; and organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It also offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; and ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, as well as low-density polyethylene for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, automotive parts, and carpeting applications. In addition, it provides redispersible powders (RDP) for use in construction applications, including flooring, plasters, insulation, tiling, and waterproofing. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

CE Stock Price History

CE Stock News Headlines

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December 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese (CE) Up 20.1% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
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Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Brokerages
December 5, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com
Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest
December 5, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com
Buy Rating Reaffirmed for Celanese with Potential for Earnings Upgrades and Solid Financial Position
November 29, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese (CE) Up 25% in 6 Months: What's Driving the Rally?
November 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese (NYSE:CE) shareholders have earned a 35% return over the last year
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November 21, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com
Celanese Upgraded: Analyst Says "Downside Risk Has Moderated"
November 21, 2023 | msn.com
Piper Sandler upgrades Celanese to neutral, cites moderated downside risk
November 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese Corporation: Celanese's Specialty Materials and Low-Cost Acetyl Products Should See Long-Term Growth
November 11, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Is There An Opportunity With Celanese Corporation's (NYSE:CE) 42% Undervaluation?
November 8, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com
Positive Outlook for Celanese Corporation Amidst Tough Macroeconomic Climate: Buy Rating Justified
November 8, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com
6 Analysts Have This to Say About Celanese
November 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
November 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Q3 2023 Celanese Corp Earnings Call
November 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese Corporation: Celanese Earnings: Volume Decline Weighs on Profits, but Cost Reductions Should Boost 2024 Outlook
November 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese (CE) Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Sales Miss
November 7, 2023 | msn.com
Celanese said it has appointed Kyrish as its CFO
November 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese (CE) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
November 6, 2023 | marketwatch.com
Celanese 3Q Profit Rises as Debt Reductions Continue
November 6, 2023 | sfgate.com
Celanese: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
November 6, 2023 | marketwatch.com
Celanese Sees 4Q Adjusted Profit Below Estimates
November 6, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com
Celanese Corp. Q3 Profit Increases, beats estimates
November 6, 2023 | msn.com
Celanese Non-GAAP EPS of $2.50 beats by $0.27, revenue of $2.72B misses by $30M
November 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com
Celanese Corp (CE) Reports Third Quarter 2023 Earnings: Net Sales of $2.
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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 11/13 Dividend
10/27/2023
Last Earnings
11/06/2023
Dividend Payable
11/13/2023
Today
12/06/2023
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/22/2024
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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Plastics materials & synthetic resins, synthetic rubber, cellulosic
Sub-Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Sector
Basic Materials
Current Symbol
NYSE:CE
CUSIP
15087010
CIK
1306830
Web
www.celanese.com
Phone
(972) 443-4000
Fax
908-901-4805
Employees
13,263
Year Founded
1918

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$129.06
High Stock Price Target
$155.00
Low Stock Price Target
$110.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-8.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.31
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)
$18.56
Trailing P/E Ratio
7.63
Forward P/E Ratio
15.70
P/E Growth
5.09
Net Income
$1.89 billion
Net Margins
18.93%
Pretax Margin
9.15%
Return on Equity
14.06%
Return on Assets
3.43%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.77
Current Ratio
1.63
Quick Ratio
0.98

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$9.67 billion
Price / Sales
1.59
Cash Flow
$20.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.91
Book Value
$56.28 per share
Price / Book
2.52

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
108,860,000
Free Float
108,496,000
Market Cap
$15.41 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.33

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CE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Celanese stock right now?

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Celanese in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" CE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
View CE analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.

What is Celanese's stock price target for 2024?

16 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Celanese's stock. Their CE share price targets range from $110.00 to $155.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $129.06 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.4%.
View analysts price targets for CE or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.

How have CE shares performed in 2023?

Celanese's stock was trading at $102.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CE stock has increased by 37.8% and is now trading at $140.93.
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Are investors shorting Celanese?

Celanese saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,030,000 shares, a drop of 5.6% from the October 31st total of 7,450,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 940,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.5 days. Currently, 6.5% of the company's stock are short sold.
View Celanese's Short Interest.

When is Celanese's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 22nd 2024.
View our CE earnings forecast.

How were Celanese's earnings last quarter?

Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE) posted its earnings results on Monday, November, 6th. The basic materials company reported $2.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.20 by $0.30. The basic materials company earned $2.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.76 billion. Celanese had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.06% and a net margin of 18.93%. The business's revenue was up 18.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $3.94 EPS.
Read the conference call transcript.

How often does Celanese pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Celanese?

Celanese announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 30th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share on Monday, November 13th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 27th.
Read our dividend analysis for CE.

Is Celanese a good dividend stock?

Celanese (NYSE:CE) pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.99%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 13 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 15.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, CE will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.43% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for CE.

What ETFs hold Celanese's stock?

ETFs with the largest weight of Celanese (NYSE:CE) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF (CWS), First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RTM), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RSPM), Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF (GDIV), AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF (SPDV), iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM) and Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB).

What guidance has Celanese issued on next quarter's earnings?

Celanese issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Monday, November, 6th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.10-2.50 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.68.

What is Mark C. Rohr's approval rating as Celanese's CEO?

103 employees have rated Celanese Chief Executive Officer Mark C. Rohr on Glassdoor.com. Mark C. Rohr has an approval rating of 66% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Celanese own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Celanese investors own include AbbVie (ABBV), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Amgen (AMGN), Bank of America (BAC), AT&T (T), Boeing (BA), Alibaba Group (BABA) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Who are Celanese's major shareholders?

Celanese's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Wellington Management Group LLP (6.64%), FMR LLC (5.83%), Invesco Ltd. (2.78%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.10%), Morgan Stanley (0.98%) and Northern Trust Corp (0.83%). Insiders that own company stock include John K Wulff, Kevin S Cavanah, Mark Christopher Murray, Scott A Richardson, Thomas Francis Kelly and Vanessa Dupuis.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Celanese?

Shares of CE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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Does Celanese have any subsidiaries?
The following companies are subsidiares of Celanese: Acetate (Malta) Company Limited, Acetate Belgium Holdings B.V., Acetate Belgium Holdings LLC, Acetate Europe Coöperatief U.A., Acetate Holding Company Limited, Acetate Holdings LLC, Acetate Hong Kong Holdings LLC, Acetate Intermediate Holdings LLC, Acetate International LLC, Acetate Luxembourg S.à r.l., Acetate Sales U.S. Ltd., Acetate UTP Holdings LLC, Acetex Chimie S.A.S., Acetex Corporation, Advanced Elastomer Systems Ltd., CCC Environmental Management and Solutions GmbH & Co. KG, CCC Environmental Management and Solutions Verwaltungs-GmbH, CE Mexico Holdings LLC, CE Receivables LLC, CELX Investments S.à r.l., CEMX Holdings LLC, CNA Holdings LLC, CTE Petrochemicals Co., CdwllMex S. de R.L. de C.V., Celaese (Malta) EM Holdings Limited, Celanese (China) Holding Co. Ltd., Celanese (Malta) Acetyls Holdings Limited, Celanese (Malta) Company 2 Limited, Celanese (Malta) Company Limited, Celanese (Malta) Partnership, Celanese (Nanjing) Chemical Co. Ltd., Celanese (Shanghai) International Trading Co. Ltd., Celanese (Shanghai) Polymers Co. Ltd., Celanese (Suzhou) Engineering Plastics Co. Ltd., Celanese (Thailand) Limited, Celanese Acetate C.V., Celanese Acetate Holdings LLC, Celanese Acetate LLC, Celanese Alpine 2 LLC & Co. KG, Celanese Americas LLC, Celanese BV, Celanese Betiligungs GmbH, Celanese Canada Holdings Limited, Celanese Canada ULC, Celanese Chemicals Inc., Celanese Chemicals India Private Limited, Celanese Chemicals S.A. (Pty) Ltd., Celanese Comercial S. de R.L. de C.V., Celanese Deutschland Holding GmbH, Celanese EVA Performance Polymers LLC, Celanese Emulsions Limited, Celanese Emulsions Pension Plan Trustees Limited, Celanese Europe B.V., Celanese Europe Holdings LLC, Celanese Far East Limited, Celanese Finance Company Limited, Celanese Finance Holdings 2 Limited, Celanese Foreign Holdings U.K. Limited, Celanese France Holdings S.à r.l., Celanese Global Relocation LLC, Celanese Holding 1 S. de R.L. de C.V., Celanese Holding Company Limited, Celanese Holdings (Malta) 2 Limited, Celanese Holdings (Malta) Limited, Celanese Holdings UK 1 Limited, Celanese Holdings UK 2 Limited, Celanese Holdings UK 3 Limited, Celanese Hong Kong Holdings LLC, Celanese Hungary Kft., Celanese IP Germany GmbH, Celanese IP Hungary Bt., Celanese India Holdings B.V., Celanese Internal Finance Limited, Celanese International Corporation, Celanese Japan Limited, Celanese Jersey Company Limited, Celanese Korea Ltd., Celanese Ltd., Celanese Materials Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Celanese Mexico Holdings LLC, Celanese Operations Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Celanese PTE. LTD., Celanese Production Belgium BV, Celanese Production Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Celanese Production Italy S.r.l., Celanese Production Netherlands B.V., Celanese Production Sweden AB, Celanese Production Switzerland AG, Celanese Production UK Limited, Celanese Property Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Celanese S.A., Celanese Sales Austria GmbH, Celanese Sales Czech Republic s.r.o., Celanese Sales France S.A.S., Celanese Sales Germany GmbH, Celanese Sales Ibérica S.L.U., Celanese Sales Italy S.r.l., Celanese Sales Netherlands B.V., Celanese Sales Rus AO, Celanese Sales U.S. Ltd., Celanese Sales UK Limited, Celanese Services Belgium BV, Celanese Services Germany GmbH, Celanese Services Italy S.r.l., Celanese Services UK Limited, Celanese Shanghai Holdings LLC, Celanese Singapore Acetyls Holding PTE. LTD., Celanese Singapore Chemical Holding PTE. LTD., Celanese Singapore Emulsions PTE. LTD., Celanese Singapore PTE. LTD., Celanese Singapore VAM PTE. LTD., Celanese Switzerland AG, Celanese US Holdings LLC, Celanese Ventas Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Celanese Worldwide Holdings LLC, Celtran Inc., Celwood Insurance Company, Cool Polymers Inc, Elwood Limited, FKAT LLC, Fairway Methanol LLC, Fortron (Shanghai) International Trading Co. Ltd., Fortron China Holdings LLC, Fortron Industries LLC, Grupo Celanese S. de R.L. de C.V., Holding Softer America S.A. de C.V, InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG, InfraServ GmbH & Co. Wiesbaden KG, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höechst KG, Infraserv Verwaltungs GmbH, KEP Americas Engineering Plastics LLC, Korea Engineering Plastics Co. Ltd., Kunming Cellulose Fibers Company Limited, Nantong Cellulose Fibers Company Limited, Next Polymers Limited, Next Polymers Ltd., Nilit Plastics, PT Celanese Indonesia Operations, PT Celanese Indonesia Services, Polyplastics Company Ltd., RIOMAVA GmbH, SO.F.TER. GROUP, Santoprene Production Pensacola LLC, Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates, Servicios Corporativos Celanese S. de R.L. de C.V., Tenedora Tercera de Toluca S. de R.L. de C.V., Ticona Fortron Inc., Ticona LLC, Ticona Polymers Inc., Ticona Polymers Ltda., Vinamul Polymers, and Zhuhai Cellulose Fibers Company Limited.
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