Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for ESI

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Element Solutions in a report released on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.34. The consensus estimate for Element Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Element Solutions’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $593.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $576.73 million. Element Solutions had a net margin of 9.94% and a return on equity of 14.68%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.34 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial upgraded Element Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $28.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. UBS Group lowered their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $31.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Element Solutions from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Element Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $29.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, KeyCorp dropped their price objective on Element Solutions from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Element Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.88.

Element Solutions Stock Up 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE ESI opened at $19.16 on Wednesday. Element Solutions has a 1 year low of $16.77 and a 1 year high of $29.78. The company has a market capitalization of $4.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 3.34 and a quick ratio of 2.77. The business has a 50-day moving average of $23.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.36.

Element Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Element Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.37%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Martin E. Franklin sold 2,000,000 shares of Element Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.10, for a total value of $52,200,000.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 109,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,847,510. The trade was a 94.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 7.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Element Solutions

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESI. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,244,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $565,685,000 after buying an additional 249,280 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its position in Element Solutions by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 5,209,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,468,000 after acquiring an additional 209,441 shares in the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Element Solutions by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 5,026,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,825,000 after acquiring an additional 146,570 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Element Solutions by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,555,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,456,000 after purchasing an additional 14,339 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of Element Solutions by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC now owns 3,174,466 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,727,000 after purchasing an additional 325,297 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.32% of the company’s stock.

About Element Solutions

Element Solutions Inc operates as a specialty chemicals company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Electronics, and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment researches, formulates, and sells specialty chemicals and materials for various types of electronics hardware products.