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Celanese (CE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$50.93 -0.33 (-0.64%)
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About Celanese Stock (NYSE:CE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$50.47
▼
$51.51
50-Day Range
$43.90
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$51.36
52-Week Range
$35.13
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$70.70
Volume
260,836 shs
Average Volume
2.05 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.59 billion
P/E Ratio
21.47
Dividend Yield
0.24%
Price Target
$61.56
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Celanese Corporation is a global chemicals and specialty materials company that develops and manufactures engineered polymers and acetyl-based products. Its materials are used in applications across industries including automotive, consumer goods, medical, industrial, paints and coatings, and adhesives.

The company’s portfolio includes engineered thermoplastics and other polymers, as well as acetyl products such as acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomer, and related emulsions and derivatives. These materials are used in products ranging from vehicle components and medical devices to packaging, coatings, and construction materials.

Celanese traces its history to 1918, when its predecessor was established to develop cellulose-based materials. Today, the company serves customers around the world through its manufacturing and commercial operations.

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Celanese Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

CE MarketRank™: 
4.110163934425 of 5 stars

Celanese scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 94th out of 227 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Celanese has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Celanese has a consensus price target of $61.56, representing about 20.9% upside from its current price of $50.92.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Celanese has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Celanese's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Celanese are expected to decrease by -1.47% in the coming year, from $6.13 to $6.04 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Celanese is 21.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Celanese is 21.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 27.21.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Celanese has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. 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 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.59% 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 4.56.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Celanese has recently increased by 5.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Celanese has a dividend yield of 0.23%, 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 Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Celanese is 5.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Celanese will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.99% next year. This indicates that Celanese will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Celanese's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Celanese has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Celanese this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    13 people have searched for CE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 225% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Celanese to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Celanese insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

  • Read more about Celanese's insider trading history.
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CE Stock News Headlines

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UBS Group Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for Celanese (NYSE:CE) Stock
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Celanese (NYSE:CE) Raised to "Buy" at Wall Street Zen
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CE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Celanese's stock was trading at $42.28 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, CE stock has increased by 20.4% and is now trading at $50.9220.

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 2nd. The basic materials company reported $1.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.09. Celanese's quarterly revenue was up 5.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Celanese: Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates, Next Polymers Ltd., Nilit Plastics, SO.F.TER. GROUP, Cool Polymers Inc, Acetex Corporation, Vinamul Polymers, and others.

Top institutional investors of Celanese include State Street Corp (3.49%), Voya Investment Management LLC (2.22%), Boston Partners (0.98%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.93%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott A Richardson, Thomas Francis Kelly, Mark Christopher Murray, Chuck Kyrish and Timothy Go.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of CE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Celanese investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Micron Technology (MU), Qualcomm (QCOM), Boeing (BA) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 11/10 Dividend
10/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 11/10 Dividend
10/27/2026
Last Earnings
11/02/2026
Dividend Payable
11/10/2026
Today
11/13/2026
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
Employees
11,434
Year Founded
1912

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$86.00
Low Price Target
$46.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.37
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.42
Forward P/E Ratio
8.40
P/E Growth
0.35
Net Income
-$1.17 billion
Net Margins
2.66%
Pretax Margin
3.35%
Return on Equity
13.63%
Return on Assets
2.89%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
2.19
Current Ratio
1.26
Quick Ratio
0.74

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$9.54 billion
Price / Sales
0.58
Cash Flow
$11.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.61
Book Value
$42.23 per share
Price / Book
1.20

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
109,750,000
Free Float
109,376,000
Market Cap
$5.57 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.72

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This page (NYSE:CE) was last updated on 11/13/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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