KeyCorp Has Negative Forecast for Celanese Q2 Earnings

Celanese Co. (NYSE:CE) – KeyCorp lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Celanese in a report issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $1.21 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.38. KeyCorp currently has a “Overweight” rating and a $71.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Celanese’s current full-year earnings is $8.79 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Celanese’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.50 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.28 EPS.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The basic materials company reported $1.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.36 billion.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group lowered their price target on Celanese from $60.00 to $46.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Alembic Global Advisors raised Celanese from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $70.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Celanese from $75.00 to $59.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 24th. StockNews.com cut shares of Celanese from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $48.00 target price (down previously from $50.00) on shares of Celanese in a research note on Monday, April 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $63.61.

Celanese Stock Performance

Celanese stock opened at $39.17 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $54.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $76.71. Celanese has a 52 week low of $36.29 and a 52 week high of $169.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.81, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new position in shares of Celanese during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Celanese by 103.7% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 381 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 194 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming increased its holdings in shares of Celanese by 122.5% in the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 485 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 267 shares during the period. CKW Financial Group raised its holdings in shares of Celanese by 52.9% during the fourth quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 535 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 185 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Celanese by 739.1% during the fourth quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 537 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 473 shares during the period. 98.87% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Celanese Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th were paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.31%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. Celanese’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -0.86%.

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.