Celanese Corporation (ticker CE) reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $2.2 billion (-7.0% year-over-year) compared with a consensus revenue estimate of $2.3 billion.
Cash flow and balance sheet highlights:
Celanese missed EPS expectations—consensus estimate was $0.94—and revenue came in below the estimate. Shares moved notably, rising 8.33% since market close.
Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.
Celanese Corporation Insider Trading Activity
Celanese Corporation insiders have traded $CE stock on the open market 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CE stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- CHUCK KYRISH (SVP & CFO) purchased 5,000 shares for an estimated $205,150
- SCOTT A RICHARDSON (CEO & President) purchased 3,800 shares for an estimated $158,041
- TIMOTHY GO has made 2 purchases buying 1,039 shares for an estimated $48,053 and 0 sales.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Celanese Corporation Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 207 institutional investors add shares of Celanese Corporation stock to their portfolio, and 287 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- TURTLE CREEK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. removed 2,958,825 shares (-57.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $125,099,121
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added 2,003,127 shares (+1539.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $84,692,209
- NORGES BANK removed 1,603,104 shares (-77.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $67,779,237
- POINT72 ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. removed 1,520,993 shares (-88.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $64,003,385
- ORBIS ALLAN GRAY LTD removed 1,304,050 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $55,135,234
- CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS added 1,076,645 shares (+24.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $45,520,550
- FEDERATED HERMES, INC. removed 881,587 shares (-19.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $37,273,498
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Celanese Corporation Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $CE in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 12/18/2025
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/10/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Celanese Corporation, check out Quiver Quantitative's $CE forecast page.
Celanese Corporation Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $CE recently. We have seen 7 analysts offer price targets for $CE in the last 6 months, with a median target of $48.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Arun Viswanathan from RBC Capital set a target price of $48.0 on 01/16/2026
- Patrick Cunningham from Citigroup set a target price of $63.0 on 01/15/2026
- Joshua Spector from UBS set a target price of $50.0 on 01/12/2026
- Michael Sison from Wells Fargo set a target price of $45.0 on 12/19/2025
- Stephen Richardson from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $45.0 on 11/11/2025
- Steve Byrne from B of A Securities set a target price of $57.0 on 10/14/2025
- Laurence Alexander from Jefferies set a target price of $43.0 on 09/08/2025
