Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for Celanese Q4 Earnings

Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Celanese in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.25 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Celanese’s current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Celanese’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.22 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.92 EPS.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The basic materials company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.37 by $0.20. Celanese had a positive return on equity of 12.86% and a negative net margin of 14.81%. The business had revenue of $2.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.08 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Barclays lifted their price objective on Celanese from $59.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Celanese from $55.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on Celanese from $92.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Celanese from $71.00 to $76.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Celanese from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Celanese presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.94.

Celanese Stock Performance

Celanese stock opened at $53.90 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. Celanese has a 12-month low of $36.29 and a 12-month high of $152.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.09.

Celanese Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th were given a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 28th. Celanese’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -0.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Celanese news, SVP Mark Christopher Murray bought 1,479 shares of Celanese stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $52.18 per share, for a total transaction of $77,174.22. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,468 shares in the company, valued at $807,120.24. This represents a 10.57% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.33% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Celanese

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dodge & Cox boosted its holdings in shares of Celanese by 100.3% in the 4th quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 13,618,062 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $942,506,000 after purchasing an additional 6,818,993 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Celanese in the 4th quarter worth about $222,815,000. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Celanese by 266.7% in the 4th quarter. Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,506,440 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $242,681,000 after purchasing an additional 2,550,334 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Celanese by 4,506.7% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,344,661 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $162,274,000 after purchasing an additional 2,293,764 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in shares of Celanese by 134.4% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,566,226 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $202,455,000 after purchasing an additional 2,044,662 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.