Celanese (CE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) is a global chemical and specialty materials company that develops and manufactures products used in a wide range of industries, including automotive, consumer goods, medical, electronics, food, paints and coatings, and industrial manufacturing. The company serves customers through operations and commercial activities across North America, Europe, Asia and other international markets.

Celanese operates primarily through its Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain businesses. Engineered Materials produces high-performance polymers, specialty compounds and other advanced materials used in applications such as automotive components, electrical and electronic products, medical devices and consumer goods. The Acetyl Chain supplies acetyl-based chemicals and intermediates, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomer and related products used in adhesives, coatings, solvents, construction materials and other industrial applications.

The company traces its history to 1918, when it was established to produce acetate-based materials. Over time, Celanese expanded from its original materials business into a diversified global chemical company through internal development and acquisitions, including the 2022 acquisition of DuPont’s Mobility & Materials business. Celanese is led by Chief Executive Officer Scott A. Richardson.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $44.55 to $46.04
• 50-Day Range: $43.39 to $48.56
• 52-Week Range: $35.13 to $70.70
• Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.97 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.27%
• Price Target: $62.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Celanese Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Celanese scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 230 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Celanese has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Celanese has a consensus price target of $62.60, representing about 38.8% upside from its current price of $45.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Celanese has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Celanese are expected to grow by 2.17% in the coming year, from $6.00 to $6.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Celanese is -4.22, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Celanese is -4.22, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Celanese has a PEG Ratio of 0.29. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Celanese has a P/B Ratio of 1.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.83% of the float of Celanese has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Celanese has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.97, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Celanese has recently decreased by 9.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Celanese has a dividend yield of 0.27%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Celanese does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Celanese will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.96% next year. This indicates that Celanese will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

Celanese has a news sentiment score of 0.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Celanese this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for CE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Celanese to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $98,005.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0020% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Celanese insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $98,005.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.34% of the stock of Celanese is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.87% of the stock of Celanese is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/10 Dividend: 7/28/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/10 Dividend: 7/28/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/02/2026
• Investor update: 12/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CE
• CIK: 1306830
• Web: www.celanese.com
• Phone: (972) 443-4000
• Fax: 908-901-4805
• Employees: 11,434
• Year Founded: 1912

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Celanese: $62.60
• High Price Target: $86.00
• Low Price Target: $50.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +38.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($10.69)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.52
• P/E Growth: 0.29
• Net Income: -$1.17 billion
• Net Margins: -12.04%
• Pretax Margin: -11.56%
• Return on Equity: 13.04%
• Return on Assets: 2.69%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.33
• Current Ratio: 1.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $9.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.51
• Cash Flow: $11.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.01
• Book Value: $40.81 per share
• Price / Book: 1.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 109,749,000
• Free Float: 109,376,000
• Market Cap: $4.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.76