13-05-2025
Analysts' Opinions Are Mixed on These Materials Stocks: Canfor (OtherCFPZF) and Celanese (CE)
Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Materials sector with new ratings on Canfor (CFPZF – Research Report) and Celanese (CE – Research Report).
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Canfor (CFPZF)
TD Securities analyst Sean Steuart maintained a Buy rating on Canfor yesterday and set a price target of C$18.00. The company's shares closed last Monday at $9.81, close to its 52-week low of $9.76.
Steuart has an average return of 0.8% when recommending Canfor.
According to Steuart is ranked #1698 out of 9527 analysts.
Canfor has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $12.92, which is a 29.3% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 30, Raymond James also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a C$22.00 price target.
Celanese (CE)
RBC Capital analyst Arun Viswanathan maintained a Hold rating on Celanese on May 8 and set a price target of $53.00. The company's shares closed last Monday at $54.53, close to its 52-week low of $45.94.
According to Viswanathan has 0 stars on 0-5 stars ranking scale with an average return of -5.4% and a 44.3% success rate. Viswanathan covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Sherwin-Williams Company, Axalta Coating Systems, and Westlake Chemical.
Celanese has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $58.71, implying a 6.0% upside from current levels. In a report issued on May 6, Mizuho Securities also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $50.00 price target.
