CE

Celanese Corp

NYSE · Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) · Inc. DE · CIK 0001306830
$53.48 +3.50% $5.9B
29 New Institutional Positions21 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$5.9B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (65%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$5.5B
Inst. Activity29 buys / 21 sells
Reddit Sentiment39° Cool
SEC Reports3
Exchange NYSE·Sector Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass)·Inc. DE·CIK 0001306830·Prev Close $51.67

Recent Activity

Jun 12, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 68.1% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 393,876 | Exempt: 32 | TRF Vol: 578,745 | Short Ratio: 68.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool
Jun 10, 2026 SEC
Celanese Corp's wholly owned subsidiary has issued a notice of redemption for all of its outstanding 4.777% Senior Notes
8-K — Impact 2/10
May 11, 2026 Insider
Hill Kathryn was granted 0.575 shares
Director @ $59.55 ($34.24)
May 11, 2026 Insider
GALANTE EDWARD G was granted 4,676 shares
Director
May 11, 2026 Insider
GALANTE EDWARD G was granted 3.429 shares
Director @ $59.55 ($204.20)
May 5, 2026 SEC
Celanese reported Q1 2026 adjusted EPS of $0.85, essentially in line with $0.84 consensus, on net sales of $2.34B (in li
8-K — Impact 6/10
Apr 20, 2026 SEC
Celanese Corporation appointed Anne P. Noonan to its Board of Directors, increasing board size from nine to ten members.
8-K — Impact 3/10
Inst.
Capital World Investors — DOUBLED
3,050,791 shares ($200.7M)

Price Targets

$74.56 +39.4% upside Strong Buy
Current $53.48 Low $64.00 Median $73.00 High $95.00 16 analysts
$64.00 $95.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy65% buy · 26 analysts
8Strong Buy
9Buy
8Hold
1Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 12, 2026 JP Morgan UPGRADE Neutral → Overweight
May 11, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform → Sector Perform
May 8, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight → Overweight
May 7, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 7, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $2.24 ▲ +54.5% $2.12 — $2.39 56% YoY 15
Next Q $1.84 ▲ +6.1% $1.70 — $2.12 38% YoY 15
Current FY $6.14 ▲ +16.1% $5.95 — $6.47 54% YoY 16
Next FY $6.63 ▲ +5.1% $5.13 — $8.00 8% YoY 15

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
DODGE & COX$1.0B
BlackRock, Inc.$860.9M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$412.5M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$325.3M
Capital Research Global Investors$308.9M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 11, 2026Hill KathrynA$34.24
May 11, 2026GALANTE EDWARDA$0.00
May 11, 2026GALANTE EDWARDA$204.20
May 11, 2026Hill KathrynA$0.00
May 11, 2026Rucker KimA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

39°
Cool
Bearish Neutral Bullish
5 mentions 0 bullish 2 bearish
50 institutional holders with $5.5B total value (83,255,044 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: DODGE, BlackRock,, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 29 institutions added/increased vs 21 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1DODGE & COX15,345,910$1.0B18.4%
2BlackRock, Inc.13,088,961$860.9M15.7%
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC6,271,682$412.5M7.5%
4VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC4,946,280$325.3M5.9%
5Capital Research Global Investors4,696,916$308.9M5.6%
6STATE STREET CORP3,960,681$260.5M4.8%
7FEDERATED HERMES, INC.3,782,168$248.8M4.5%
8FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.3,718,801$244.6M4.5%
9Capital World Investors3,050,791$200.7M3.7%DOUBLED +137.4%
10DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2,187,235$143.8M2.6%ADD +83.2%
11Russell Investments Group, Ltd.1,589,608$104.5M1.9%ADD +43.7%
12CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,547,642$101.8M1.9%
13BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/1,418,609$93.3M1.7%
14MORGAN STANLEY1,282,536$84.4M1.5%TRIM -43.4%
15FMR LLC1,089,146$71.6M1.3%DOUBLED +3514.9%
16Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.1,085,961$71.4M1.3%
17MARSHALL WACE, LLP1,042,812$68.6M1.3%DOUBLED +123.8%
18GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC967,611$63.6M1.2%
19Holocene Advisors, LP946,007$62.2M1.1%DOUBLED +875.4%
20FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC907,605$59.7M1.1%DOUBLED +1758.9%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
Capital World InvestorsDOUBLED1,284,8693,050,791+137.4%$200.7M2026-Q1
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPADD1,194,0422,187,235+83.2%$143.8M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.ADD1,106,4481,589,608+43.7%$104.5M2026-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM2,265,0231,282,536-43.4%$84.4M2026-Q1
FMR LLCDOUBLED30,1291,089,146+3514.9%$71.6M2026-Q1
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED466,0361,042,812+123.8%$68.6M2026-Q1
Holocene Advisors, LPDOUBLED96,987946,007+875.4%$62.2M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCDOUBLED48,825907,605+1758.9%$59.7M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.DOUBLED176,937738,410+317.3%$48.6M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.TRIM1,259,306534,304-57.6%$35.1M2026-Q1
Woodline Partners LPADD265,459381,421+43.7%$25.1M2026-Q1
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPDOUBLED50,674377,804+645.6%$24.8M2026-Q1
CIBC WORLD MARKET INC.TRIM562,380342,840-39.0%$22.5M2026-Q1
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCADD237,922328,987+38.3%$21.6M2026-Q1
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INCDOUBLED78,242326,546+317.4%$21.5M2026-Q1
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPNEW254,761$16.8M2026-Q1
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INCNEW205,993$13.5M2026-Q1
SEI INVESTMENTS COADD118,454184,226+55.5%$12.1M2026-Q1
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.ADD117,067176,787+51.0%$11.6M2026-Q1
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\TRIM451,342166,536-63.1%$11.0M2026-Q1
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARDTRIM254,872141,500-44.5%$9.3M2026-Q1
Neuberger Berman Group LLCDOUBLED20,156134,059+565.1%$8.8M2026-Q1
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCTRIM185,626114,712-38.2%$7.5M2026-Q1
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbHDOUBLED21,85191,994+321.0%$6.1M2026-Q1
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.TRIM316,93788,962-71.9%$5.9M2026-Q1
15 unique insiders with 36 transactions. Net insider value: $0.00 ($0.00 bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 11, 2026Hill KathrynDirectorAWARD0.575$59.55$34.24
May 11, 2026GALANTE EDWARD GDirectorAWARD4,676
May 11, 2026GALANTE EDWARD GDirectorAWARD3.429$59.55$204.20
May 11, 2026Hill KathrynDirectorAWARD2,975
May 11, 2026Rucker Kim K.W.DirectorAWARD2,975
May 11, 2026Rucker Kim K.W.DirectorAWARD4.796$59.55$285.60
May 11, 2026Kissire Deborah J.DirectorAWARD2,975
May 11, 2026Kissire Deborah J.DirectorAWARD2.984$59.55$177.70
May 11, 2026MOORTHY GANESHDirectorAWARD2,975
May 11, 2026Koenig MichaelDirectorAWARD2,975
May 11, 2026Noonan Anne PDirectorAWARD2,975
May 11, 2026Chinn Bruce E.DirectorAWARD2,975
May 9, 2026Rucker Kim K.W.DirectorD3,376
May 9, 2026Rucker Kim K.W.DirectorAWARD3,376
May 9, 2026Kissire Deborah J.DirectorD3,376
May 9, 2026Kissire Deborah J.DirectorAWARD3,376
May 9, 2026Koenig MichaelDirectorTAX W/H1,013$57.51$58.3K
Mar 10, 2026Hill KathrynDirectorAWARD0.675$50.67$34.20
Mar 10, 2026GALANTE EDWARD GDirectorAWARD4.028$50.67$204.10
Mar 10, 2026Rucker Kim K.W.DirectorAWARD5.633$50.67$285.42
Mar 10, 2026Kissire Deborah J.DirectorAWARD3.505$50.67$177.60
Mar 10, 2026IHLENFELD JAY VDirectorAWARD6.06$50.67$307.06
Feb 27, 2026Richardson Scott ACEO & PresidentAWARD50,623
Feb 27, 2026Murray Mark ChristopherSVP - AcetylsAWARD10,431
Feb 27, 2026McGilvray Aaron MChief Accounting OfficerAWARD1,687
Feb 27, 2026McGilvray Aaron MChief Accounting OfficerAWARD2,355
Feb 27, 2026Kyrish ChuckSVP & CFOAWARD21,884
Feb 27, 2026Elliott Todd LSVP, EMAWARD12,579
Feb 27, 2026Richardson Scott ACEO & PresidentAWARD70,663
Feb 27, 2026Murray Mark ChristopherSVP - AcetylsAWARD14,561
Feb 27, 2026Kyrish ChuckSVP & CFOAWARD15,678
Feb 27, 2026Elliott Todd LSVP, EMAWARD17,558
Feb 27, 2026Duffie Ashley BSVP & GCAWARD10,431
Feb 27, 2026Duffie Ashley BSVP & GCAWARD14,561
Jan 1, 2026Hill KathrynDirectorCONVERT1,808.351
Jan 1, 2026Hill KathrynDirectorCONVERT1,808.351

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (65% buy). Based on 26 analysts: 8 strong buy, 9 buy, 8 hold, 1 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$74.56 mean target +39.4% upside Strong Buy (1.88)
$64.00 Low $95.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$53.48
Target Low$64.00
Target Mean$74.56
Target Median$73.00
Target High$95.00
# Analysts16
RecommendationStrong Buy (1.88)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$2.24 $2.12 $2.39 55.8% +54.5% 13↑ 1↓ $2.8B 9.9% 15
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.84 $1.70 $2.12 37.6% +6.1% 11↑ 3↓ $2.7B 10.9% 15
Current FY
2026-12-31
$6.14 $5.95 $6.47 54.2% +16.1% 13↑ 1↓ $10.1B 5.8% 16
Next FY
2027-12-31
$6.63 $5.13 $8.00 8.0% +5.1% 9↑ 3↓ $10.2B 0.8% 15

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$2.244
7d ago$2.000+0.244
30d ago$1.452+0.792
60d ago$1.166+1.078
90d ago$1.639+0.605
10 analyst firms have rated this stock: 2 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 12, 2026 JP Morgan UPGRADE Neutral Overweight
May 11, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
May 8, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
May 7, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 7, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 6, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 5, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 21, 2026 B of A Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 16, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 10, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 9, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 31, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 27, 2026 Baird MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Mar 18, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 13, 2026 Wells Fargo UPGRADE Equal-Weight Overweight
Mar 12, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 23, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Feb 19, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 19, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 19, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 19, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 18, 2026 Evercore ISI Group MAINTAIN In-Line In-Line
Feb 18, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 16, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Jan 15, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 12, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Dec 19, 2025 Wells Fargo DOWNGRADE Overweight Equal-Weight
Dec 18, 2025 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20268981065%
May 1, 20268891062%
Apr 1, 20268891062%
Mar 1, 202677121052%
Feb 1, 202667131048%
Jan 1, 202667121050%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

39°
Cool
Bearish Neutral Bullish
5 mentions 0 bullish 2 bearish 5 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 4, 2026150° Neutral001
May 29, 2026140° Cool011
May 29, 2026140° Cool011
Mar 23, 2026144° Neutral001
Mar 23, 2026144° Neutral001
Jun 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 68.1% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 393,876 | Exempt: 32 | TRF Vol: 578,745 | Short Ratio: 68.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 70.0% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 402,249 | Exempt: 876 | TRF Vol: 574,592 | Short Ratio: 70.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 63.2% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 372,687 | Exempt: 47 | TRF Vol: 590,097 | Short Ratio: 63.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 58.9% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 370,307 | Exempt: 9 | TRF Vol: 629,025 | Short Ratio: 58.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 63.4% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 330,155 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 521,059 | Short Ratio: 63.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 67.8% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 730,096 | Exempt: 1,400 | TRF Vol: 1,077,505 | Short Ratio: 67.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 25, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CE — 1.6M shares, 36,962 trades
Week starting 2026-05-25. Total ATS volume: 1,633,753 shares across 36,962 trades.
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 57.9% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 656,070 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,133,558 | Short Ratio: 57.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CE — 3.2M shares, 58,928 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 3,177,991 shares across 58,928 trades.
May 13, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 57.6% short (0.4M / 0.8M)
Short: 433,733 | Exempt: 1 | TRF Vol: 752,498 | Short Ratio: 57.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 64.6% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 531,063 | Exempt: 1,300 | TRF Vol: 822,612 | Short Ratio: 64.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CE — 3.3M shares, 62,034 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 3,303,919 shares across 62,034 trades.
May 7, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 60.6% short (0.8M / 1.3M)
Short: 798,754 | Exempt: 47,849 | TRF Vol: 1,318,712 | Short Ratio: 60.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
earnings_calendar
CE Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-05-05
May 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CE — 56.6% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 372,785 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 658,815 | Short Ratio: 56.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)