Celanese Corp (NYSE: CE) has seen a decline in its stock price by -1.98 in relation to its previous close of 54.53. However, the company has experienced a 8.97% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-05-07 that Celanese Corporation CE posted better-than-expected results for its first quarter after the closing bell on Monday.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CE is 1.13. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CE is 108.89M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.90% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CE on May 14, 2025 was 4.12M shares.
CE’s Market Performance
The stock of Celanese Corp (CE) has seen a 8.97% increase in the past week, with a 39.27% rise in the past month, and a -20.00% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.24%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.94% for CE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 18.44% for CE stock, with a simple moving average of -37.73% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CE stocks, with KeyBanc Capital Markets repeating the rating for CE by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for CE in the upcoming period, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets is $76 based on the research report published on March 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Alembic Global Advisors, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CE reach a price target of $70. The rating they have provided for CE stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on March 17th, 2025.
Vertical Research gave a rating of “Hold” to CE, setting the target price at $66 in the report published on March 06th of the current year.
CE Trading at 8.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -66.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.24%, as shares surge +36.39% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.68% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CE rose by +8.97%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -60.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $45.13. In addition, Celanese Corp saw -22.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CE starting from Kelly Thomas Francis, who proposed sale 27,872 shares at the price of $51.06 back on May 09 ’25. After this action, Kelly Thomas Francis now owns shares of Celanese Corp, valued at $1,423,284 using the latest closing price.
MOORTHY GANESH, the Director of Celanese Corp, purchase 1,000 shares at $53.29 during a trade that took place back on Mar 12 ’25, which means that MOORTHY GANESH is holding 3,000 shares at $53,290 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Celanese Corp stands at -0.17. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -26.94, with -6.71 for asset returns.
Based on Celanese Corp (CE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.13. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1.98.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 456.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.11for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.94.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Celanese Corp (CE) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
