Celanese Corporation is a chemicals business based in the US. Celanese Corporation shares (CE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $74.70 – an increase of 1.25% over the previous week. Celanese Corporation employs 12,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $10.5 billion.
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| Latest market close | $74.70 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $71.38 - $169.57 |
| 50-day moving average | $116.72 |
| 200-day moving average | $138.75 |
| Wall St. target price | $103.50 |
| PE ratio | 7.4402 |
| Dividend yield | $2.8 (3.75%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $10.04 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $75 from 2024-11-21
| 1 week (2024-11-15) | 1.65% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-10-24) | -42.21% |
| 3 months (2024-08-23) | -43.17% |
| 6 months (2024-05-23) | -50.52% |
| 1 year (2023-11-22) | -43.06% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-11-23) | -24.81% |
| 3 years (2021-11-23) | 156.709 |
| 5 years (2019-11-22) | 111.7473 |
Valuing Celanese Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Celanese Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Celanese Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 7x. In other words, Celanese Corporation shares trade at around 7x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Celanese Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.4198. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Celanese Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Celanese Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.9 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Celanese Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $10.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 11.52% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2.4 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.7% |
| Return on equity TTM | 15.1% |
| Profit margin | 10.4% |
| Book value | $66.57 |
| Market Capitalization | $8.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Celanese Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 29.37
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Celanese Corporation's overall score of 29.37 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 59th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Celanese Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 14.86/100
Celanese Corporation's environmental score of 14.86 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Celanese Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 10.21/100
Celanese Corporation's social score of 10.21 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Celanese Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 9.81/100
Celanese Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Celanese Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Celanese Corporation scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Celanese Corporation has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Celanese Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 29.37 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 58.52 |
| Environmental score | 14.86 |
| Environmental score percentile | 3 |
| Social score | 10.21 |
| Social score percentile | 3 |
| Governance score | 9.81 |
| Governance score percentile | 3 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Dividend payout ratio: 30.63% of net profits
Recently Celanese Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Celanese Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Celanese Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $2.8 per share.
While Celanese Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Celanese Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Celanese Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 12 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 October 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Celanese Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $71.38 up to $169.574. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Celanese Corporation's is 1.304. This would suggest that Celanese Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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. The Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters that are used as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals; and organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It also offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; and ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, as well as low-density polyethylene for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, automotive parts, and carpeting applications. In addition, it provides redispersible powders (RDP) for use in construction applications, including flooring, plasters, insulation, tiling, and waterproofing. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
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