Elementis (ELM) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Elementis is a global specialty chemicals company listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Group employs c.1,000 across 20 global locations. As recognised innovation leaders with deep expertise in rheology (the science of flow), and formulation solutions, we develop distinctive solutions and products to improve performance, achieve smoother production, and enhance sustainability credentials for customers across a range of industries. The Group also owns and operates the largest high-quality hectorite mine in the world. Hectorite is a rare, high-purity clay mineral rich in magnesium and lithium, known for its ability to control viscosity, stabilise formulations, and deliver smooth, consistent textures that make it ideal for clean-label, high-performance formulations. Elementis is composed of two focused, high-margin businesses: Personal Care and Coatings. The Personal Care business manufactures natural and synthetic rheology modifiers to deliver premium product performance for personal care applications in skin care and cosmetics, as well as active ingredients for antiperspirants. Within Coatings, Elementis develops and manufactures rheology modifiers and premium performance additives for decorative and industrial paints and coatings. The Coatings business also includes our Energy and Adhesives, Sealants and Construction additives businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 177.80 to 185.60
• 50-Day Range: 151 to 186.91
• 52-Week Range: 136 to 195.40
• Volume: 132,004 shs
• Average Volume: 3.65 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 14.23
• Dividend Yield: 1.87%
• Price Target: GBX 205
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Elementis Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Elementis scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Elementis has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Elementis has a consensus price target of GBX 205, representing about 14.4% upside from its current price of GBX 179.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Elementis has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Elementis is 14.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Elementis is 14.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.61.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Elementis has a PEG Ratio of 3.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Elementis has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for ELM.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Elementis pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Elementis does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Elementis is 34.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.89

News Sentiment

Elementis has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Elementis this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Elementis insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.90% of the stock of Elementis is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.47% of the stock of Elementis is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 8/23/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: LON:ELM
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.elementisplc.com
• Phone: +44-20-74089300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,281
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Elementis: GBX 205
• High Price Target: GBX 220
• Low Price Target: GBX 190
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 12.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.86
• P/E Growth: 3.05
• Net Income: -£43.57 million
• Net Margins: 12.16%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 11.29%
• Return on Assets: 4.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 39.91
• Current Ratio: 2.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.16

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £624.90 million
• Price / Sales: 1.63
• Cash Flow: GBX 20.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.83
• Book Value: GBX 133.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 568,885,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.02 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.93