What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Celanese Q1 Earnings?

Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Celanese in a research note issued on Monday, March 10th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the basic materials company will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.14. The consensus estimate for Celanese’s current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Celanese’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.86 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.34 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.39 EPS.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.25 by $0.20. Celanese had a negative net margin of 14.81% and a positive return on equity of 12.86%. The company had revenue of $2.37 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on CE. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded shares of Celanese from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and cut their target price for the company from $84.00 to $56.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Celanese from $92.00 to $54.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Celanese from $102.00 to $82.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Celanese from $88.00 to $72.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Citigroup raised Celanese to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the company from $73.00 to $76.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $72.31.

Celanese Stock Performance

Celanese stock opened at $52.90 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. Celanese has a 1 year low of $45.94 and a 1 year high of $172.16. The company has a market cap of $5.78 billion, a PE ratio of -3.80, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.23. The company’s 50-day moving average is $64.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.35.

Celanese Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.23%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. Celanese’s payout ratio is presently -0.86%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Celanese

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new stake in Celanese during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in Celanese by 103.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 381 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming lifted its holdings in Celanese by 122.5% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 485 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 267 shares during the last quarter. CKW Financial Group lifted its holdings in Celanese by 52.9% during the 4th quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 535 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Celanese by 739.1% during the 4th quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 537 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 473 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

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.