Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Outlook for ESI Earnings

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) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Element Solutions in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 31st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the company will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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 earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $625.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $587.45 million. Element Solutions had a net margin of 9.66% and a return on equity of 14.14%. Element Solutions's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.36 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Mizuho raised their price target on shares of Element Solutions from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Truist Financial raised shares of Element Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $28.00 to $24.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $27.38.

Element Solutions Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of ESI stock traded up $0.21 on Monday, hitting $23.55. 1,371,007 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,213,950. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.26. Element Solutions has a one year low of $16.77 and a one year high of $29.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 3.30 and a current ratio of 4.10. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $22.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.13.

Institutional Trading of Element Solutions

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESI. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Element Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. American National Bank & Trust bought a new position in Element Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Element Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in Element Solutions by 462.5% in the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,160 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 1,776 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Bay Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Element Solutions by 940.6% in the first quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 2,279 shares of the company's stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 2,060 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.32% of the company's stock.

Element Solutions Dividend Announcement

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

Element Solutions Company Profile

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.