Seaport Res Ptn Issues Optimistic Estimate for ESI Earnings

Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ESI - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Element Solutions in a research report issued on Monday, July 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the company will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.33. The consensus estimate for Element Solutions' current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Element Solutions' FY2025 earnings at $1.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Element Solutions from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. KeyCorp lowered their price objective on Element Solutions from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Element Solutions from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Bank of America raised Element Solutions from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $29.00 to $24.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Truist Financial upgraded 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned 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 $26.25.

Element Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE:ESI traded down $0.40 on Wednesday, hitting $24.70. The stock had a trading volume of 2,254,052 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,033,772. The stock has a market cap of $5.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a quick ratio of 3.16, a current ratio of 3.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $22.16 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.33. Element Solutions has a 52-week low of $16.77 and a 52-week high of $29.78.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.01. Element Solutions had a return on equity of 14.42% and a net margin of 11.56%. The company had revenue of $593.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $576.73 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.34 EPS. Element Solutions's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Element Solutions

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Element Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $423,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,328,894 shares of the company's stock worth $59,224,000 after buying an additional 29,253 shares during the last quarter. Keybank National Association OH purchased a new position in shares of Element Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $295,000. Arizona State Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 66,761 shares of the company's stock worth $1,698,000 after buying an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Element Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $13,573,000. 92.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.30%. Element Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.89%.

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.