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Celanese Corp (NYSE: CE) closed the day trading at $39.19 up 2.11% from the previous closing price of $38.38. In other words, the price has increased by $2.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.52 million shares were traded. CE stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.32.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CE, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.25. 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 March 17, 2025, Alembic Global Advisors Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $70.
Vertical Research Upgraded its Sell to Hold on March 06, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $66.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’25 when MOORTHY GANESH bought 1,000 shares for $53.29 per share. The transaction valued at 53,290 led to the insider holds 3,000 shares of the business.
Sutton Scott McDougald bought 7,450 shares of CE for $407,119 on Mar 07 ’25. The Director now owns 15,000 shares after completing the transaction at $54.65 per share. On Mar 07 ’25, another insider, Murray Mark Christopher, who serves as the SVP – Acetyls of the company, bought 2,353 shares for $54.45 each. As a result, the insider paid 128,110 and bolstered with 13,989 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 4379639296 and an Enterprise Value of 16708733952. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.625 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.293.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CE is 1.17, which has changed by -0.74704707 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07019031 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CE has reached a high of $169.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.29. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -29.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -58.79%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CE traded about 3.70M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CE traded about 4261420 shares per day. A total of 111.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 111.23M. Insiders hold about 0.47% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 104.74% stake in the company. Shares short for CE as of 1743379200 were 7219920 with a Short Ratio of 1.95, compared to 1740700800 on 8704715. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7219920 and a Short% of Float of 8.51.
Dividends & Splits
CE’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.13, up from 2.8 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.07295466The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.28.
