CE

CelaneseC

NYSE / Materials

At close

2026-07-21

Current thesis

The bull read is that Q1 showed operational self-help starting to work: sequential sales and volume improved, Frankfurt assets restarted, management raised 2026 free-cash-flow outlook, and Q2/2H earnings guidance implies a much stronger run-rate if pricing, utilization and cost actions hold.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Value

What changed

Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +0.0.

What can break

Acetyl Chain year-over-year pressure remains visible, with the 10-Q citing lower volume from decreased global demand and lower pricing from supply exceeding demand.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $56.00 · Bull $68.00 · Bear $46.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-21

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-21 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-21 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-05-08 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-21

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $67.29

Why

Momentum26 · Δ7d +13.1

Value62 · Δ7d +0.0

Sentiment64 · Δ7d +4.3

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

+13.1

Δ21d

+4.7

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+0.0

Δ21d

-0.2

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

+4.3

Δ21d

-1.0

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 25.6 / Value 62.1 / Sentiment 64.4

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-21

Market Cap

$5.09B

Beta

1.11

Shares Out

109.66M

P/E (TTM) · Derived

-4.4

P/S (TTM)

0.48

P/FCF (TTM)

4.97

Rev YoY

-2.2%

EPS YoY

-282.4%

Gross Margin

+18.9%

Op Margin

-23.5%

Net Debt

$11.67B

Current Ratio

1.38

As of 2026-07-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology