Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for ESI

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn has revised its Q3 2026 earnings per share estimate for Element Solutions Inc. to $0.44, slightly down from the previous estimate of $0.45.
• BMO Capital Markets has reduced its target price for Element Solutions from $34.00 to $30.00 while maintaining an "outperform" rating.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share, which results in an annualized dividend yield of 1.4%.

Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ESI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Element Solutions in a research report issued on Thursday, July 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.45. The consensus estimate for Element Solutions' current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. Element Solutions had a return on equity of 14.14% and a net margin of 9.66%. The company had revenue of $625.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $587.45 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.36 EPS. Element Solutions's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Mizuho raised their price target on Element Solutions from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. Barclays decreased their target price on Element Solutions from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Truist Financial upgraded shares of Element Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $28.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $27.38.

Element Solutions Price Performance

NYSE:ESI traded up $0.42 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $23.59. The stock had a trading volume of 767,796 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,640,426. Element Solutions has a 52 week low of $16.77 and a 52 week high of $29.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.70 billion, a PE ratio of 23.61, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $23.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 3.30 and a current ratio of 4.10.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Element Solutions's dividend payout ratio is presently 32.00%.

Institutional Trading of Element Solutions

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. OneAscent Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Element Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $202,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Element Solutions by 710.1% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,288 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129 shares in the last quarter. Bryce Point Capital LLC lifted its stake in Element Solutions by 22.2% in the second quarter. Bryce Point Capital LLC now owns 43,477 shares of the company's stock worth $985,000 after acquiring an additional 7,896 shares during the last quarter. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Element Solutions by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. Moody Aldrich Partners LLC now owns 311,745 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,061,000 after purchasing an additional 44,888 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Simon Quick Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Element Solutions by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. Simon Quick Advisors LLC now owns 16,614 shares of the company's stock worth $376,000 after acquiring an additional 2,182 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.