CE:NYE-Celanese Corporation Series A (USD)

EQUITY | Chemicals | New York Stock Exchange

Last Closing

USD 169.64

Change

+3.21 (+1.93)%

Market Cap

USD 11.18B

Volume

0.49M

Analyst Target

USD 110.50
Analyst Rating

Verdict

ducovest Verdict

Verdict

About

Celanese Corp is organized in two cores, Materials Solutions & Acetyl Chain. Materials Solutions operates in two business segments, Advanced Engineered Materials & Consumer Specialties & Acetyl Chain includes Industrial Specialties & Acetyl Intermediates.

Unadjusted Closing Price

Adjusted Closing Price

Share Volume

Relative Performance (Total Returns)

Compare
Relative Returns (From:    To: 2024-03-27 )

Largest Industry Peers for Chemicals

Symbol Name Price(Change) Market Cap
DOW Dow Inc

N/A

USD 42.26B
HUN Huntsman Corporation

N/A

USD 4.46B
BAK Braskem SA Class A

N/A

USD 3.56B
TROX Tronox Holdings PLC

N/A

USD 2.56B
REX REX American Resources Corpora..

N/A

USD 1.03B
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners LP

N/A

USD 0.77B
ASIX AdvanSix Inc

N/A

USD 0.69B
LXU Lsb Industries Inc

N/A

USD 0.62B
VHI Valhi Inc

N/A

USD 0.46B
RYAM Rayonier Advanced Materials

N/A

USD 0.28B

ETFs Containing CE

WNDG:LSE Global X Wind Energy UCIT.. 3.86 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 2.93M
WNDY:LSE Global X Wind Energy UCIT.. 3.86 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 2.87M
RSPM Invesco S&P 500® Equal.. 3.75 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.29B
GDIV Harbor Dividend Growth Le.. 2.49 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.26B
PUD.B:CA 1.88 % 0.66 %

N/A

N/A
FXZ First Trust Materials Alp.. 0.00 % 0.64 %

N/A

USD 0.44B
HRES:CA 0.00 % 1.50 %

N/A

N/A
JPGL:XETRA JPM Global Equity Multi-F.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.22B
JOET Virtus Terranova U.S. Qua.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.10B
WNDY:SW Global X Wind Energy UCIT.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 2.87M

Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Chemicals) Market Performance vs. Exchange (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain 9.18% 64% D 74% C
Dividend Return 0.45% 14% F 28% F
Total Return 9.64% 64% D 74% C
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 60.16% 100% F 93% A
Dividend Return 2.64% 57% F 38% F
Total Return 62.80% 100% F 93% A
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 72.03% 100% F 79% B-
Dividend Return 13.49% 38% F 52% F
Total Return 85.52% 100% F 80% B-
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 9.34% 55% F 71% C-
Dividend Return 11.56% 55% F 72% C
Total Return 2.22% 44% F 51% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 37.83% 64% D 27% F
Risk Adjusted Return 30.55% 36% F 56% F
Market Capitalization 11.18B 91% A- 88% B+

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (Chemicals) Ratio vs. Market (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 25.10 73% 81%
Price/Book Ratio 2.36 27% 36%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 8.80 36% 42%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio 10.98 55% 37%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 28.89% 91% 90%
Return on Invested Capital 4.37% 64% 40%
Return on Assets 2.72% 55% 52%
Debt to Equity Ratio 173.47% 11% 18%

Annual Financials (USD)

Quarterly Financials (USD)

Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Superior return on equity

The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Superior Earnings Growth

This stock has shown top quartile earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.

What to not like:
Poor risk adjusted returns

This company is delivering below median risk adjusted returns in its peers. Even if it is outperforming on returns , the returns are unpredictable. Proceed with caution.

Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Overpriced on cashflow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

Below median total returns

The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.

Low Dividend Growth

This stock has shown below median dividend growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.