Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Makes New Investment in Celanese Corporation $CE

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 143,947 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,057,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd owned 0.13% of Celanese as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp bought a new position in Celanese in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $193,000. Amalgamated Bank grew its position in shares of Celanese by 1.3% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 33,495 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,409,000 after purchasing an additional 435 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Celanese by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 4,897 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $206,000 after purchasing an additional 821 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Celanese by 29,242.8% in the third quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 40,493 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,704,000 after acquiring an additional 40,355 shares during the period. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc grew its stake in Celanese by 140.4% during the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 827 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 483 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.87% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Celanese news, CFO Chuck Kyrish bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $41.03 per share, with a total value of $205,150.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer directly owned 10,914 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $447,801.42. This trade represents a 84.55% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.33% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Celanese from $56.00 to $63.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Tudor Pickering raised shares of Celanese from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Celanese from $59.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Celanese in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Celanese from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Celanese currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $53.06.

Celanese Stock Down 0.9%

CE opened at $47.53 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66. Celanese Corporation has a 12 month low of $35.13 and a 12 month high of $75.84. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $42.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.75. The company has a market cap of $5.20 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.68 and a beta of 1.12.

Celanese (NYSE:CE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.07. Celanese had a negative net margin of 31.85% and a positive return on equity of 9.87%. The firm had revenue of $2.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.51 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.44 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. Celanese has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.850-1.000 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Celanese Corporation will post 8.79 EPS for the current year.

Celanese Profile

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical and specialty materials company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of products serving diverse industries. The company operates through two primary business segments—Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain—offering solutions that range from high-performance polymers and specialty additives to industrial chemicals and intermediates. Its engineered materials are used in applications such as automotive components, consumer electronics, medical devices and packaging, while its acetyl derivatives find uses in coatings, adhesives, solvents and personal care products.

In the Engineered Materials segment, Celanese produces a variety of high-performance thermoplastics, polyether-block-amide (PEBA) elastomers and functional additives designed to enhance product durability, thermal resistance and sustainability.