Jefferies Upgrades Celanese (CE) to Buy

Jefferies upgraded Celanese (NYSE: CE) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $65 (up from $50).

The firm comments, "With risks to 1H12 now well-telegraphed, in our view, and macro datapoints more favorable than we expected, Celanese shares offer a lower-risk way to add cyclical exposure because anticipation of the TCX and AO+ opportunities should increasingly buoy them into 2H12-2013, without detracting from operating leverage nor franchise value (China & acetyls). We are raising our rating to Buy from Hold and our price target $15 to $65."

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Shares of Celanese closed at $50.77 yesterday.

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