Celanese (NYSE:CE) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Celanese (NYSE:CE) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.850-1.000 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.990. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $52.00 price target on shares of Celanese and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $43.00 price target on Celanese in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Celanese from $59.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Celanese from $60.00 to $57.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Celanese from $50.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $56.11.

Celanese Price Performance

Shares of Celanese stock traded up $3.86 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $39.97. 1,544,159 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,598,840. The business has a fifty day moving average of $42.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $48.89. The company has a market capitalization of $4.38 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.22. Celanese has a 1 year low of $35.48 and a 1 year high of $89.24.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.07. Celanese had a negative net margin of 16.30% and a positive return on equity of 10.48%. The firm had revenue of $2.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.51 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.44 earnings per share. Celanese’s quarterly revenue was down 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. Celanese has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.850-1.000 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Celanese will post 8.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Celanese Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 28th will be issued a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 28th. Celanese’s payout ratio is -0.81%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Timothy Go bought 1,039 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, September 8th. The stock was bought at an average price of $46.25 per share, with a total value of $48,053.75. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 4,415 shares in the company, valued at $204,193.75. This represents a 30.78% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Celanese

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Moore Capital Management LP raised its position in Celanese by 52.9% in the second quarter. Moore Capital Management LP now owns 153,095 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $8,471,000 after purchasing an additional 52,955 shares during the period. Shellback Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Celanese during the second quarter worth $8,843,000. California Public Employees Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Celanese by 6.5% in the second quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 184,980 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $10,235,000 after buying an additional 11,347 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Celanese by 103.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,645,689 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $91,056,000 after buying an additional 837,944 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in Celanese by 142.8% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 956,650 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $52,931,000 after acquiring an additional 562,615 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation, a chemical and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. It operates through Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain. The Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, as well as for use in industrial products and consumer electronics.