Elementis - ELM Share Forecast, Price & News

Elementis plc operates as a specialty chemical company in the United Kingdom, North America, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Personal Care, Coatings, Talc, and Chromium. The Personal Care segment produces and sells rheological modifiers and compounded products for antiperspirants/deodorants, bath and soap, color cosmetics, and hair and skin care products. The Coatings segment produces and sells rheological modifiers and additives for industrial finishes, architectural coatings, construction, adhesives and sealants, inks, colorant dispersions, and specialty applications; and bentonite and hectorite clays, as well as polymer-based additives used in drilling, simulation, and cementing applications. The Talc segment produces and supplies talc for use in plastics, paints and coatings, food and pharmaceuticals, ceramics, polyester putties, paper, and pulp sectors. The Chromium segment produces chromium chemicals, such as chromic oxide, chromic acid, chrome sulfate, sodium dichromate, and sodium sulfate for use in pigments, cosmetics, refractories, chrome metal production, metal and plastic finishing, wood treatment, leather tanning, trivalent metal finishing, coatings, and metal passivation, as well as for making detergents, glasses, papers, and starches. It also offers personal care products, waxes, additives and resins, organoclays, colourants, and other specialty additives. Elementis plc was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Elementis Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of LON:ELM traded up GBX 2 ($0.02) during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 116.30 ($1.41). The stock had a trading volume of 174,236 shares, compared to its average volume of 913,437. The firm has a market cap of £677.96 million and a PE ratio of 335.33. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 106.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 116.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 56.30. Elementis has a twelve month low of GBX 95.95 ($1.16) and a twelve month high of GBX 159.70 ($1.93).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 170 ($2.05) target price on shares of Elementis in a research report on Thursday, August 4th.