At the time of writing, Celanese Corp [CE] stock is trading at $39.46, up 1.83%. 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 8.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.99%, and not 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 October 02, 2025, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $53 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight on June 16, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $66. On May 20, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Market Perform but maintained its price target of $55 on the stock. KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating to an Overweight but stick to its price target of $76 on March 21, 2025. Alembic Global Advisors upgraded its rating to an Overweight but $70 remained the price target by the analyst firm on March 17, 2025. Vertical Research upgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on March 06, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $66. In a note dated February 20, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts downgraded an Sector Perform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $84 to $56.
For the past year, the stock price of Celanese Corp fluctuated between $35.13 and $77.43. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $53.86 within the next 12 months. Celanese Corp [NYSE: CE] shares were valued at $39.46 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 36.49% based on the average CE price forecast.
Analyzing the CE fundamentals
According to Celanese Corp [NYSE:CE], the company’s sales were 9.71B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -8.65% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.28%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.32%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.14, Equity is -0.63 and Total Capital is -0.12. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.37.
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 38.77 points at the first support level, and at 38.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 40.30, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 41.15.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Celanese Corp [NYSE:CE] has a current ratio of 1.63. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.04, while the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.45, the price to book ratio is 1.09.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Go Timothy, Director, that happened on Sep 08 ’25 when 1039.0 shares were purchased. SVP – Acetyls, Murray Mark Christopher completed a deal on Aug 14 ’25 to buy 2017.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Sutton Scott McDougald bought 2000.0 shares on Aug 14 ’25.
