Celanese (CE) Competitors $73.89 +0.99 (+1.36%) (As of 10:25 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CE vs. IFF, RPM, ALB, BCPC, NEU, FUL, ASH, SXT, KWR, and IOSPShould you be buying Celanese stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Celanese include International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), RPM International (RPM), Albemarle (ALB), Balchem (BCPC), NewMarket (NEU), H.B. Fuller (FUL), Ashland (ASH), Sensient Technologies (SXT), Quaker Chemical (KWR), and Innospec (IOSP). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Celanese vs. International Flavors & Fragrances RPM International Albemarle Balchem NewMarket H.B. Fuller Ashland Sensient Technologies Quaker Chemical Innospec Celanese (NYSE:CE) and International Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE:IFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CE or IFF? Celanese received 194 more outperform votes than International Flavors & Fragrances when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.93% of users gave Celanese an outperform vote while only 60.12% of users gave International Flavors & Fragrances an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCelaneseOutperform Votes68462.93% Underperform Votes40337.07% International Flavors & FragrancesOutperform Votes49060.12% Underperform Votes32539.88% Do analysts prefer CE or IFF? Celanese presently has a consensus target price of $120.59, suggesting a potential upside of 65.51%. International Flavors & Fragrances has a consensus target price of $109.27, suggesting a potential upside of 22.99%. Given Celanese's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Celanese is more favorable than International Flavors & Fragrances.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Celanese 5 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88International Flavors & Fragrances 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Is CE or IFF more profitable? Celanese has a net margin of 10.40% compared to International Flavors & Fragrances' net margin of -20.33%. Celanese's return on equity of 13.17% beat International Flavors & Fragrances' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Celanese10.40% 13.17% 3.84% International Flavors & Fragrances -20.33%7.16%3.44% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CE or IFF? 98.9% of Celanese shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Celanese shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Flavors & Fragrances shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CE or IFF a better dividend stock? Celanese pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. International Flavors & Fragrances pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Celanese pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Flavors & Fragrances pays out -17.6% 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. Celanese has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Celanese is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CE or IFF? Celanese has higher earnings, but lower revenue than International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celanese, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCelanese$10.48B0.76$1.96B$9.947.33International Flavors & Fragrances$11.42B1.99-$2.57B-$9.09-9.77 Which has more volatility and risk, CE or IFF? Celanese has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Flavors & Fragrances has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CE or IFF? In the previous week, Celanese had 7 more articles in the media than International Flavors & Fragrances. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Celanese and 13 mentions for International Flavors & Fragrances. International Flavors & Fragrances' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Celanese's score of 0.26 indicating that International Flavors & Fragrances is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Celanese 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral International Flavors & Fragrances 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCelanese beats International Flavors & Fragrances on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricCelanesePlastics materials & synthetic resins, synthetic rubber, cellulosic IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.89B$4.36B$2.85B$19.87BDividend Yield3.84%3.02%5.20%3.53%P/E Ratio7.336.74117.1642.94Price / Sales0.760.63602,864.6718.99Price / Cash4.696.0823.4817.86Price / Book1.055.143.415.52Net Income$1.96B$767.09M$151.56M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.46%-1.53%0.61%0.45%1 Month Performance-45.22%-24.42%1.46%1.05%1 Year Performance-44.14%-19.49%27.68%24.67% Celanese Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CECelanese4.9639 of 5 stars$73.89+1.4%$120.59+63.2%-44.2%$8.07B$10.94B7.4312,410Analyst ForecastIFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances4.3766 of 5 stars$88.820.0%$109.27+23.0%+20.3%$22.71B$11.48B-9.7721,500Analyst RevisionRPMRPM International3.8625 of 5 stars$135.31+0.6%$129.70-4.1%+31.8%$17.41B$7.34B28.1917,207Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageALBAlbemarle3.1133 of 5 stars$108.24-1.2%$114.47+5.8%-16.0%$12.72B$9.62B0.009,000BCPCBalchem4.1793 of 5 stars$179.72+0.9%$190.00+5.7%+43.5%$5.84B$922.44M47.861,302Positive NewsNEUNewMarket2.1326 of 5 stars$537.85-0.1%N/A+4.2%$5.16B$2.78B11.962,000Positive NewsFULH.B. Fuller4.4328 of 5 stars$74.50-0.1%$97.67+31.1%-1.6%$4.07B$3.51B23.017,200ASHAshland4.9356 of 5 stars$76.22+0.0%$103.29+35.5%-2.7%$3.59B$2.11B22.763,800Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSXTSensient Technologies4.0829 of 5 stars$76.93+0.8%$85.00+10.5%+31.0%$3.26B$1.46B36.503,956News CoveragePositive NewsKWRQuaker Chemical3.968 of 5 stars$165.67+0.4%$187.33+13.1%-6.7%$2.95B$1.95B24.224,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsIOSPInnospec3.9143 of 5 stars$118.04-0.2%N/A+9.0%$2.94B$1.95B20.642,400Ex-Dividend Related Companies and Tools Related Companies International Flavors & Fragrances Alternatives RPM International Alternatives Albemarle Alternatives Balchem Alternatives NewMarket Alternatives H.B. 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