Celanese Corp [NYSE: CE] loss -14.40% on the last trading session, reaching $37.58 price per share at the time.
If compared to the average trading volume of 3.65M shares, CE reached a trading volume of 4296486 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Celanese Corp [CE]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CE shares is $59.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CE stock is a recommendation set at 2.65. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
KeyBanc Capital Markets have made an estimate for Celanese Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on March 21, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on March 17, 2025, representing the official price target for Celanese Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $66, while Vertical Research analysts kept a Hold rating on CE stock. On February 20, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for CE shares from 84 to 56.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Celanese Corp is set at 4.33, with the Price to Sales ratio for CE stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.41. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.79, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.61. Price to Free Cash Flow for CE in the course of the last twelve months was 7.91 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.74.
Trading performance analysis for CE stock
Celanese Corp [CE] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -20.38. With this latest performance, CE shares dropped by -28.81% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -70.95% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -77.40% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for CE stock in for the last two-week period is set at 29.66, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 27.75, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 31.40 for Celanese Corp [CE]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 56.90, while it was recorded at 40.09 for the last single week of trading, and 96.08 for the last 200 days.
Celanese Corp [CE]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Celanese Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.74 and a Current Ratio set at 1.34.
Celanese Corp [CE]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CE. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Celanese Corp go to 3.46%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Celanese Corp [CE]
There are presently around $100.50%, or 100.89%% of CE stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of CE stocks are: CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS with ownership of 15.29 million shares, which is approximately 13.991%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 13.01 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.76 billion in CE stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$1.5 billion in CE stock with ownership which is approximately 10.1853%.
