FY2025 EPS Estimates for Celanese Reduced by Zacks Research

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) – Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Celanese in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $4.19 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $4.49. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Celanese’s current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Celanese’s Q4 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.51 billion. Celanese had a positive return on equity of 10.48% and a negative net margin of 16.30%.Celanese’s quarterly revenue was down 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.44 EPS. Celanese has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.850-1.000 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Celanese in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Tudor Pickering raised Celanese from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $43.00 target price on Celanese in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on Celanese from $77.00 to $70.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Celanese from $67.00 to $50.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $54.78.

Celanese Stock Performance

CE stock opened at $41.80 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $40.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.00. Celanese has a 12-month low of $35.13 and a 12-month high of $75.84. The firm has a market cap of $4.58 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.22.

Celanese Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 28th were given a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 28th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Celanese’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -0.42%.

Insider Transactions at Celanese

In other news, Director Timothy Go purchased 1,039 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $46.25 per share, for a total transaction of $48,053.75. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director directly owned 4,415 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $204,193.75. The trade was a 30.78% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.33% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CE. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC grew its position in Celanese by 73.2% during the 1st quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 440 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Celanese by 111.1% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 513 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Celanese in the first quarter valued at $30,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Celanese by 55.4% in the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 623 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Celanese by 100.0% in the second quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 662 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Celanese Company Profile

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.