Richardson Scott A

CE CEO Scott A Richardson purchased 3,800 shares at $41.59 on 2025-12-10 (Total value: $158,041.62). Stock currently at $43.50, -41.3% from 52-week high.

Richardson Scott A, as CEO & President, executed an open-market purchase of 3,800 shares at $41.59, increasing his holdings to 70,448 shares post-transaction. The purchase occurs in a difficult context: Celanese is trading 41.3% below its 52-week high and reported a negative net income of $-1,357,000,000.00 (loss of $1.4B) over its most recent full fiscal year, alongside negative annual revenue growth of -6.0%. While the insider's cross-ticker track record shows 4 prior sells with a 100.00% well-timed rate at the 90-day mark, his same-ticker history at CE consists of 4 prior sells (all in 2024), each well-timed with negative 90-day returns, suggesting he has a pattern of exiting ahead of declines. This buy reverses that pattern; whether it represents renewed conviction in a recovery or a routine portfolio adjustment cannot be determined from transaction data alone, but the company's ongoing losses and revenue contraction merit scrutiny.

EVP & COO Scott Richardson sells 9,350 shares ($1.2M) at $129.46 avg; 2 prior CE sales both well-timed with 90d declines.

Scott Richardson, EVP & COO of Celanese, executed 2 separate sales totaling 9,350 shares for $1,210,451.00 on August 19-20, 2024, reducing his holdings by 12.6% to 65,078 shares. This sale is notable because his prior trade history at Celanese shows a strong pattern: both of his 2 previous sales at this ticker (on 2024-03-14 and 2024-03-15) were well-timed, with 90-day returns of -7.0% and -7.9% respectively, indicating the stock declined after each sale. Richardson's cross-ticker track record also demonstrates a 100.00% well-timed rate on sells, with a 90-day average return of -7.5%, suggesting consistent execution quality when exiting positions. The current stock price of $130.73 is -23.9% from its 52-week high and -6.4% lower than 30 days ago, positioning this sale within a period of downward momentum, though the execution occurred near the blended average price of $129.46.