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Celanese
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$120.04
1.15%

Market Cap: $13.1B

 

About: Celanese is one of the world's largest producers of acetic acid and its downstream derivative chemicals, which are used in various end markets, including coatings and adhesives. The company is also one of the largest producers of specialty polymers, which are used in the automotive, electronics, medical, building, and consumer end markets. The company also makes cellulose derivatives used in cigarette filters.

Employees: 12,410

0
Funds holding %
of 6,686 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 16 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 275 | Existing positions reduced: 191

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.3M | Put options by funds: $14.6M

0.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 101.77% [Q1] → 102.46% (+0.7%) [Q2]

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 657 [Q1] → 645 (-12) [Q2]

15% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 79

22% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.5B [Q1] → $15.1B (-$4.36B) [Q2]

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q1] → 1 (-2) [Q2]

Research analyst outlook

16 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$128
7%
upside
Avg. target
$154
28%
upside
High target
$184
53%
upside

16 analyst ratings

positive
38%
neutral
50%
negative
13%
Piper Sandler
Charles Neivert
67% 1-year accuracy
22 / 33 met price target
25%upside
$150
Neutral
Downgraded
5 Sept 2024
Deutsche Bank
David Begleiter
11% 1-year accuracy
1 / 9 met price target
12%upside
$135
Hold
Maintained
12 Aug 2024
B of A Securities
Steve Byrne
45% 1-year accuracy
9 / 20 met price target
7%upside
$128
Underperform
Maintained
12 Aug 2024
RBC Capital
Arun Viswanathan
57% 1-year accuracy
35 / 61 met price target
39%upside
$167
Outperform
Maintained
8 Aug 2024
BMO Capital
John McNulty
63% 1-year accuracy
24 / 38 met price target
15%upside
$138
Market Perform
Maintained
7 Aug 2024

Financial journalist opinion