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As of close of business last night, Celanese Corp’s stock clocked out at $52.79, down -3.33% from its previous closing price of $54.61. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.15 million shares were traded. CE stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.51.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CE’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.87. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.74 and its Current Ratio is at 1.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.20.
On February 20, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Downgraded its rating to Sector Perform which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $84 to $56.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Buy on January 14, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $95 to $88.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’25 when Sutton Scott McDougald bought 7,450 shares for $54.65 per share. The transaction valued at 407,119 led to the insider holds 15,000 shares of the business.
Murray Mark Christopher bought 2,353 shares of CE for $128,110 on Mar 07 ’25. The SVP – Acetyls now owns 13,989 shares after completing the transaction at $54.45 per share. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, MOORTHY GANESH, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $54.67 each. As a result, the insider paid 54,670 and bolstered with 2,000 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 5771636224 and an Enterprise Value of 18394638336. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.789 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.231.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CE is 1.08, which has changed by -0.6653778 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CE has reached a high of $172.16, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -50.11%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CE traded 3.06M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4589540 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 109.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.83M. Insiders hold about 0.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.49% stake in the company. Shares short for CE as of 1740700800 were 8704715 with a Short Ratio of 2.84, compared to 1738281600 on 6167186. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8704715 and a Short% of Float of 12.5.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.8, CE has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.13. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05127266The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.28.
