Research Analysts Set Expectations for Celanese Q2 Earnings

Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Celanese in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the basic materials company will earn $1.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.48. The consensus estimate for Celanese's current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Celanese's FY2025 earnings at $5.11 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.28 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.18 EPS.

Celanese (NYSE:CE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25 by $0.20. Celanese had a positive return on equity of 12.86% and a negative net margin of 14.81%. The business had revenue of $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.36 billion.

CE has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada cut Celanese from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $84.00 to $56.00 in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Celanese from $88.00 to $72.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Celanese from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Celanese from $58.00 to $52.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on Celanese from $75.00 to $59.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Celanese currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $61.33.

Celanese Price Performance

NYSE:CE traded down $0.76 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $39.33. The stock had a trading volume of 773,178 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,983,452. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $52.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Celanese has a 12 month low of $36.29 and a 12 month high of $169.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.30 billion, a PE ratio of -2.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.08.

Celanese Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 12th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.31%. Celanese's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -0.86%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Celanese

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Celanese during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in Celanese by 103.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 381 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the period. State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of Celanese by 122.5% during the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 485 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares in the last quarter. CKW Financial Group lifted its position in shares of Celanese by 52.9% in the 4th quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 535 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the period. Finally, LRI Investments LLC boosted its position in Celanese by 739.1% during the 4th quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 537 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company's stock.

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.