Celanese (CE) Competitors $61.02 -1.37 (-2.20%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.96 +0.94 (+1.54%) As of 07/11/2025 07:13 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CE vs. ASIX, AVNT, CC, DOW, EMN, HUN, LYB, OLN, TKR, and WLKShould you be buying Celanese stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Celanese include AdvanSix (ASIX), Avient (AVNT), Chemours (CC), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Huntsman (HUN), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Olin (OLN), Timken (TKR), and Westlake (WLK). Celanese vs. Its Competitors AdvanSix Avient Chemours DOW Eastman Chemical Huntsman LyondellBasell Industries Olin Timken Westlake Celanese (NYSE:CE) and AdvanSix (NYSE:ASIX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Is CE or ASIX more profitable? AdvanSix has a net margin of 5.45% compared to Celanese's net margin of -16.54%. AdvanSix's return on equity of 11.38% beat Celanese's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Celanese-16.54% 11.28% 3.06% AdvanSix 5.45%11.38%5.65% Do analysts recommend CE or ASIX? Celanese currently has a consensus price target of $65.33, indicating a potential upside of 7.07%. AdvanSix has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.27%. Given AdvanSix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AdvanSix is more favorable than Celanese.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Celanese 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29AdvanSix 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to CE or ASIX? In the previous week, Celanese had 4 more articles in the media than AdvanSix. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Celanese and 6 mentions for AdvanSix. Celanese's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat AdvanSix's score of 0.05 indicating that Celanese is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Celanese 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AdvanSix 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is CE or ASIX a better dividend stock? Celanese pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. AdvanSix pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Celanese pays out -0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AdvanSix pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. AdvanSix has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. AdvanSix is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, CE or ASIX? Celanese has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AdvanSix has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CE or ASIX? 98.9% of Celanese shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of AdvanSix shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Celanese shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of AdvanSix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CE or ASIX? AdvanSix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Celanese. Celanese is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AdvanSix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCelanese$10.28B0.65-$1.52B-$15.22-4.01AdvanSix$1.52B0.41$44.15M$3.127.39 SummaryAdvanSix beats Celanese on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Celanese News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCelaneseCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.83B$15.92B$3.30B$20.74BDividend Yield0.19%1.94%5.14%3.71%P/E Ratio-4.0118.2292.7527.84Price / Sales0.653.1731,167,046,552,241,600.0042.35Price / Cash3.9213.5623.8722.63Price / Book1.193.186.064.57Net Income-$1.52B$421.06M$147.90M$989.30M7 Day Performance0.23%-0.60%2.28%0.20%1 Month Performance7.24%4.95%6.54%3.95%1 Year Performance-57.10%8.89%26.86%10.27% Celanese Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CECelanese3.7188 of 5 stars$61.02-2.2%$65.33+7.1%-56.2%$6.83B$10.28B-4.0112,163Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastASIXAdvanSix3.8022 of 5 stars$24.42-3.4%$33.50+37.2%-0.3%$654.70M$1.52B7.831,450News CoverageAVNTAvient4.5268 of 5 stars$33.14-3.7%$46.80+41.2%-21.6%$3.03B$3.24B30.979,200News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCCChemours4.4616 of 5 stars$12.42-3.9%$17.33+39.6%-43.1%$1.86B$5.78B62.106,000News CoverageAnalyst RevisionDOWDOW3.3199 of 5 stars$27.53-3.3%$33.65+22.2%-43.6%$19.46B$42.96B68.8336,000Analyst ForecastGap DownEMNEastman Chemical4.8248 of 5 stars$78.18-1.7%$98.54+26.0%-18.3%$9.03B$9.38B9.9514,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHUNHuntsman4.0156 of 5 stars$10.67-4.0%$15.00+40.6%-49.1%$1.85B$6.04B-11.736,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.4092 of 5 stars$60.79-2.0%$68.31+12.4%-31.4%$19.54B$40.30B18.7620,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOLNOlin4.6221 of 5 stars$21.07-3.9%$27.67+31.3%-54.0%$2.43B$6.54B41.317,676Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeTKRTimken4.5155 of 5 stars$75.55-1.5%$79.00+4.6%-4.7%$5.29B$4.52B16.2819,000News CoverageWLKWestlake4.2805 of 5 stars$78.77-2.9%$90.85+15.3%-41.5%$10.10B$12.14B26.4315,540News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AdvanSix Alternatives Avient Alternatives Chemours Alternatives DOW Alternatives Eastman Chemical Alternatives Huntsman Alternatives LyondellBasell Industries Alternatives Olin Alternatives Timken Alternatives Westlake Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CE) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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