Elementis (LON:ELM) Insider Kath Kearney-Croft Acquires 32,856 Shares

Elementis plc (LON:ELM) insider Kath Kearney-Croft acquired 32,856 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 152 per share, with a total value of £49,941.12.

Elementis Stock Performance

ELM opened at GBX 154 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £875.24 million, a P/E ratio of -12.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.01. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 166.12 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 164.25. Elementis plc has a 52-week low of GBX 109.60 and a 52-week high of GBX 179.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.85, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 190 target price on shares of Elementis in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 195.

About Elementis

Elementis is a global specialty chemicals company. We offer performance-driven additives that help create innovative formulations for consumer and industrial applications. As a FTSE 250 company, listed on the London Stock Exchange, we employ c.1,030 people globally. We have a nearly 200-year tradition of creating ingredients that add value to everyday consumer and industrial products. In 2024 Elementis reported revenue of $738m and adjusted operating profit of $129m.