Seaport Res Ptn Has Optimistic Outlook of ESI Q3 Earnings

Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ESI - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Element Solutions in a report released on Monday, July 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Truist Financial raised shares of Element Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $28.00 to $24.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Mizuho lifted their target price on Element Solutions from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. UBS Group increased their price target on Element Solutions from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Element Solutions from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $30.00 to $24.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 28th. Two research 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $26.25.

Element Solutions Trading Down 1.6%

NYSE:ESI traded down $0.40 on Tuesday, hitting $24.70. The stock had a trading volume of 2,254,052 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,035,484. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $22.23 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.32. Element Solutions has a 1-year low of $16.77 and a 1-year high of $29.78. 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 cap of $5.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.76, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.23.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. TD Private Client Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Element Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Element Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. SVB Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Element Solutions during the 1st quarter worth $37,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Element Solutions by 940.6% in the 1st quarter. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC now owns 2,279 shares of the company's stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 2,060 shares during the period. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Element Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at about $68,000. 92.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Element Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. Element Solutions's dividend payout ratio 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.