Celanese
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: 12,163
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $82.6M | Put options by funds: $81.4M
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 192 | Existing positions reduced: 191
0.43% more ownership
Funds ownership: 101.25% [Q3] → 101.68% (+0.43%) [Q4]
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 605 [Q3] → 554 (-51) [Q4]
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 114 | Existing positions closed: 154
49% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15B [Q3] → $7.67B (-$7.37B) [Q4]
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 1 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
14 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
14 analyst ratings
Keybanc Bradley Thomas 48% 1-year accuracy 10 / 21 met price target | 77%upside $71 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Apr 2025 |
Wells Fargo Michael Sison 25% 1-year accuracy 13 / 53 met price target | 0%downside $40 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 9 Apr 2025 |
UBS Joshua Spector 29% 1-year accuracy 15 / 52 met price target | 15%upside $46 | Neutral Maintained | 7 Apr 2025 |
Piper Sandler Charles Neivert 36% 1-year accuracy 14 / 39 met price target | 20%upside $48 | Underweight Maintained | 7 Apr 2025 |
Citigroup Patrick Cunningham 34% 1-year accuracy 12 / 35 met price target | 30%upside $52 | Neutral Maintained | 4 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about CE published over the past 30 days









