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In the latest session, Celanese Corp (NYSE: CE) closed at $44.68 down -1.56% from its previous closing price of $45.39. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.61 million shares were traded. CE stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.12 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.0801.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Celanese Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.74. 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 May 20, 2025, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Market Perform which previously was Underperform but kept the price unchanged to $55.
KeyBanc Capital Markets Upgraded its Sector Weight to Overweight on March 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $76.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’25 when Murray Mark Christopher bought 2,017 shares for $41.83 per share. The transaction valued at 84,371 led to the insider holds 17,000 shares of the business.
Sutton Scott McDougald bought 2,000 shares of CE for $81,787 on Aug 14 ’25. The Director now owns 20,376 shares after completing the transaction at $40.89 per share. On Aug 14 ’25, another insider, MOORTHY GANESH, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $40.94 each. As a result, the insider paid 40,942 and bolstered with 6,015 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 4892638720 and an Enterprise Value of 17461626880. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.93. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.757 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.357.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CE is 1.12, which has changed by -0.6614382 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CE has reached a high of $142.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -24.97%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CE has traded an average of 2.00M shares per day and 3586550 over the past ten days. A total of 109.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.98M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.01% stake in the company. Shares short for CE as of 1753920000 were 6456077 with a Short Ratio of 3.23, compared to 1751241600 on 7119728. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6456077 and a Short% of Float of 7.829999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CE is 0.79, from 1.46 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032165676The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.27.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 15.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.09, with high estimates of $1.43 and low estimates of $0.75.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.62 and $4.02 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.36. EPS for the following year is $6.02, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $7.18 and $5.25.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 12 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.52B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.59B to a low estimate of $2.47B. As of the current estimate, Celanese Corp’s year-ago sales were $2.65BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.35B. There is a high estimate of $2.46B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.29B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.9B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.37B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.75B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.28BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.99B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.25B and the low estimate is $9.33B.
