Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic Outlook of ESI Q2 Earnings

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Element Solutions in a research note issued on Thursday, April 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the company will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.36. 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 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.01. Element Solutions had a return on equity of 14.68% and a net margin of 9.94%. The firm had revenue of $593.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $576.73 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.34 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on ESI. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Element Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $28.00 to $24.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. UBS Group lowered their price target on Element Solutions from $31.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Element Solutions from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. KeyCorp decreased their target price on Element Solutions from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Element Solutions from $30.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $26.38.

Element Solutions Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:ESI traded up $0.34 on Monday, hitting $20.98. 298,233 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,926,340. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.28. Element Solutions has a 12 month low of $16.77 and a 12 month high of $29.78. 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's 50 day simple moving average is $22.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $25.13.

Institutional Trading of Element Solutions

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ESI. TD Private Client Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Element Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Element Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Element Solutions by 610.7% in the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,130 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 971 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in shares of Element Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new stake in Element Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.32% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Element Solutions news, Director Martin E. Franklin sold 2,000,000 shares of Element Solutions stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 109,100 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,847,510. The trade was a 94.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 7.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.53%. Element Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.89%.

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.