At the time of writing, Celanese Corp [CE] stock is trading at $55.16, up 5.07%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CE shares have gain 5.13% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 26.72%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Celanese Corp [NYSE: CE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 20, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Market Perform but kept the price target unchanged to $55 for it. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to Overweight on March 21, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $76. On March 17, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight but maintained its price target of $70 on the stock. Vertical Research upgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $66 on March 06, 2025. RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform and reduced its price target to $56 on February 20, 2025. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 14, 2025, and downed its price target to $88. In a note dated November 11, 2024, UBS downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $161 to $97.
For the past year, the stock price of Celanese Corp fluctuated between $36.29 and $153.71. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $66.33 within the next 12 months. Celanese Corp [NYSE: CE] shares were valued at $55.16 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.25% based on the average CE price forecast.
Analyzing the CE fundamentals
According to Celanese Corp [NYSE:CE], the company’s sales were 10.06B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -8.50% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.23% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.17%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.07, Equity is -0.27 and Total Capital is -0.03. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.53.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 53.69 points at the first support level, and at 52.23 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 56.25, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 57.35.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Celanese Corp [NYSE:CE] has a current ratio of 1.94. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.11, while the Cash Ratio is 0.34. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.60, the price to book ratio is 1.16.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kelly Thomas Francis, Former Officer, that happened on May 09 ’25 when 27872.0 shares were purchased. Director, MOORTHY GANESH completed a deal on Mar 12 ’25 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Sutton Scott McDougald bought 7450.0 shares on Mar 07 ’25.
