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The price of Celanese Corp (NYSE: CE) closed at $38.44 in the last session, up 1.16% from day before closing price of $38.0. In other words, the price has increased by $1.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.72 million shares were traded. CE stock price reached its highest trading level at $38.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $37.57.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.22 and its Current Ratio is at 2.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.46.
On June 16, 2025, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $66.
BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its Underperform to Market Perform on May 20, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $55.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 08 ’25 when Go Timothy bought 1,039 shares for $46.25 per share. The transaction valued at 48,053 led to the insider holds 4,415 shares of the business.
Murray Mark Christopher bought 2,017 shares of CE for $84,371 on Aug 14 ’25. The SVP – Acetyls now owns 17,000 shares after completing the transaction at $41.83 per share. On Aug 14 ’25, another insider, Sutton Scott McDougald, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $40.89 each. As a result, the insider paid 81,787 and bolstered with 20,376 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CE now has a Market Capitalization of 4209323264 and an Enterprise Value of 16778322944. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.688 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.952.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CE is 1.17, which has changed by -0.6887449 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19736934 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CE has reached a high of $127.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.87%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CE traded on average about 2.12M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1801540 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 109.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.98M. Insiders hold about 0.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.83% stake in the company. Shares short for CE as of 1760486400 were 8327360 with a Short Ratio of 3.93, compared to 1757894400 on 7567223. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8327360 and a Short% of Float of 10.09.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CE is 0.12, which was 1.46 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038421053. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.22.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Celanese Corp (CE) is currently being evaluated by a team of 16.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.01, with high estimates of $1.24 and low estimates of $0.81.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.62 and $4.02 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.26. EPS for the following year is $5.76, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $6.45 and $5.2.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.51B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.56B to a low estimate of $2.46B. As of . The current estimate, Celanese Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.65BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.33B. There is a high estimate of $2.4B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.26B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.87B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.37B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.72B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.28BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.9B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.12B and the low estimate is $9.33B.
