Q2 EPS Estimate for Element Solutions Boosted by Analyst

Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ESI - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Element Solutions in a report released on Monday, July 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the company will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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 issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Element Solutions from $30.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 28th. Bank of America raised shares of Element Solutions from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $29.00 to $24.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Truist Financial raised shares of Element Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $28.00 to $24.00 in a report on Monday, April 14th. KeyCorp reduced their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Element Solutions currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $26.25.

Element Solutions Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE ESI traded up $0.36 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $24.75. 1,866,921 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,026,289. 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 stock's 50 day simple moving average is $21.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.32. Element Solutions has a one year low of $16.77 and a one year high of $29.78. The company has a market cap of $6.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.23.

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

Element Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. Element Solutions's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. TD Private Client Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Element Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Element Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Element Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC raised its position in Element Solutions by 940.6% in the 1st quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 2,279 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 2,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in Element Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $68,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.