Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic Outlook of ESI Q3 Earnings

Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ESI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Element Solutions in a report released on Monday, July 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.40 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.39. The consensus estimate for Element Solutions' current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Element Solutions' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.01. The firm 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 was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.34 EPS.

ESI has been the topic of a number of other reports. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on shares of Element Solutions from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Truist Financial raised shares of Element Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $28.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. KeyCorp dropped their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $29.00 to $28.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Bank of America raised shares of Element Solutions from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $29.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, June 13th. Two investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Element Solutions presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $25.75.

Element Solutions Price Performance

NYSE ESI traded down $0.25 on Tuesday, reaching $24.41. The company had a trading volume of 2,863,913 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,023,199. 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 has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a PE ratio of 20.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.23. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $21.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.31. Element Solutions has a 12 month low of $16.77 and a 12 month high of $29.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Element Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESI. TD Private Client Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Element Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Element Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Element Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Element Solutions by 940.6% during the 1st quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 2,279 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 2,060 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Element Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $68,000. Institutional investors own 92.32% of the company's stock.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid 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 1.31%. Element Solutions's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.