UPDATE: UBS Upgrades Celanese (CE) to Buy; Ethanol Technology Provides Upside and a Catalyst

July 10, 2012 7:43 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $49.11 -0.75%

Rating Summary:
    11 Buy, 7 Hold, 1 Sell

Rating Trend: = Flat

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 11 | Down: 18 | New: 13
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(Updated - July 10, 2012 12:36 PM EDT)

UBS upgraded Celanese (NYSE: CE) from Neutral to Buy. PT unchanged at $49.

Analyst, Gregg A. Goodnight, said, "CE's stock is down 25% YTD due to unrelenting near-term poor macroeconomic news particularly from China and Europe and soft acetyls demand in these regions. We believe the stock is near bottom and the current price represents a good entry point. In our view, investors are unduly penalizing CE for its lower near-term earnings while not fully recognizing its long-term
profit growth potential."

Goodnight lowers FY12 EPS estimate from $4.40 to $4.10, but raises FY13 from $5.20 to $5.50.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Celanese click here. For more ratings news on Celanese click here.

Shares of Celanese closed at $33.28 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $29.43-$58.68.


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