BofA raises target to USD 63 for Celanese stock

Published on 10/20/2026 at 19:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Third-quarter results are due November 2, 2026. Celanese stock costs EUR 42.06 on October 20, 2026, plus 0.05 percent versus the Xetra close.

BofA and reporting dates

On October 19, 2026, BofA raised its Celanese price target from USD 61.00 to USD 63.00.
Celanese will release third-quarter 2026 results after the NYSE close on November 2, 2026.
Celanese stock costs EUR 42.06 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:18 p.m. CEST, plus 0.05 percent versus the Xetra close of October 16, 2026 at EUR 42.04.

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Celanese Corp. (ISIN US1508701034) received a higher price objective from BofA Securities on October 19, 2026, which lifted its target from USD 61.00 to USD 63.00, as Fidelity reported. The new target is 33.16 percent above Celanese's USD 47.31 NYSE quote at 1:26 p.m. EDT on October 20, 2026. The stock was trading at EUR 42.06 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:18 p.m. CEST, plus 0.05 percent versus the Xetra close of October 16, 2026 at EUR 42.04.

BofA raises its target

BofA also lifted its 2026 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization estimate for Celanese to USD 2.16 billion from USD 2.10 billion. The brokerage cited higher fourth-quarter acetic acid pricing in the United States and China, stronger vinyl acetate monomer pricing in the United States and Europe, and lower forecast natural gas prices, according to Fidelity.

Results arrive November 2

Celanese plans to publish its third-quarter 2026 earnings release after the New York Stock Exchange closes on November 2, 2026, followed by the conference call on November 3, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The company announced the schedule in an October 2, 2026 release on its website, which identifies Celanese as a global chemical and specialty materials company. The November release will give investors a fresh test of the pricing and cost assumptions behind BofA's target.

Price position and trading data

The USD 47.31 NYSE quote at 1:26 p.m. EDT on October 20, 2026 sat within Celanese's USD 35.13 to USD 70.70 52-week range. The same quote carried a market capitalization of USD 5.2 billion, a negative P/E of 4.42, and volume of 427,967 shares. Celanese is classified as a specialty chemicals company and trades under ticker CE on the NYSE.

Dividend and peer comparison

Celanese declared a quarterly dividend of USD 0.03 per share payable on November 10, 2026 to holders of record on October 27, 2026, according to MarketScreener. Eastman Chemical (NYSE, USD): plus 0.88 percent, P/E 16.36, market capitalization USD 7.2 billion. LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE, USD): minus 0.73 percent, negative P/E of 56.98, market capitalization USD 20.4 billion.

Investor dates and pricing actions

Celanese announced global price increases for liquid crystal polymer products on October 16, 2026. The increases include USD 0.45 per pound in the Americas for selected LCP and PCT products, while the company cited raw material costs, supply disruptions, logistics constraints and demand strength, according to MarketScreener.

Celanese stock after hours

For investors, the key near-term marker is the November 2 earnings release, while the USD 63.00 BofA target sets a clear valuation reference against the USD 47.31 NYSE quote. Celanese was trading at EUR 42.06 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 7:18 p.m. CEST, plus 0.05 percent versus the Xetra close of October 16, 2026 at EUR 42.04. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Celanese Corp stock.