Element Solutions (ESI) Competitors $21.06 +0.43 (+2.06%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ESI vs. ICL, AXTA, ALTM, CSWI, AVNT, MEOH, CC, BAK, PRM, and UANShould you be buying Element Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Element Solutions include ICL Group (ICL), Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA), Arcadium Lithium (ALTM), CSW Industrials (CSWI), Avient (AVNT), Methanex (MEOH), Chemours (CC), Braskem (BAK), Perimeter Solutions (PRM), and CVR Partners (UAN). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry. Element Solutions vs. ICL Group Axalta Coating Systems Arcadium Lithium CSW Industrials Avient Methanex Chemours Braskem Perimeter Solutions CVR Partners Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) and ICL Group (NYSE:ICL) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, ESI or ICL? Element Solutions has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICL Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ESI or ICL? 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of ICL Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Element Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of ICL Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESI or ICL? ICL Group received 183 more outperform votes than Element Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.53% of users gave ICL Group an outperform vote while only 47.89% of users gave Element Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElement SolutionsOutperform Votes6847.89% Underperform Votes7452.11% ICL GroupOutperform Votes25155.53% Underperform Votes20144.47% Which has better earnings & valuation, ESI or ICL? ICL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Element Solutions. Element Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICL Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElement Solutions$2.48B2.03$118.10M$1.1917.37ICL Group$6.84B1.29$647M$0.3220.96 Does the media prefer ESI or ICL? In the previous week, Element Solutions had 26 more articles in the media than ICL Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Element Solutions and 3 mentions for ICL Group. ICL Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Element Solutions' score of 0.60 indicating that ICL Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Element Solutions 12 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ICL Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ESI or ICL a better dividend stock? Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ICL Group pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Element Solutions pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICL Group pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts rate ESI or ICL? Element Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $26.38, suggesting a potential upside of 27.57%. ICL Group has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.66%. Given Element Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Element Solutions is more favorable than ICL Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Element Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00ICL Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is ESI or ICL more profitable? Element Solutions has a net margin of 9.94% compared to ICL Group's net margin of 5.83%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 14.68% beat ICL Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Element Solutions9.94% 14.68% 7.08% ICL Group 5.83%8.31%4.39% SummaryElement Solutions beats ICL Group on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Element Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricElement Solutionschemical products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.01B$1.27B$3.02B$18.96BDividend Yield1.58%1.52%5.18%4.01%P/E Ratio20.2716.1672.3432.88Price / Sales2.03293.5324,272,056,611,899,800.0028.03Price / Cash12.8972.0324.3217.52Price / Book2.095.945.144.47Net Income$118.10M$65.82M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.15%4.80%-0.17%0.59%1 Month Performance-8.96%-1.87%1.79%-3.54%1 Year Performance-12.39%20.11%17.14%3.80% Element Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESIElement Solutions4.7466 of 5 stars$21.12+2.3%$26.38+24.9%-11.3%$5.14B$2.48B20.765,300Gap UpICLICL Group1.7895 of 5 stars$6.72-0.3%$6.75+0.4%+47.9%$8.83B$6.84B21.6813,200Upcoming EarningsAXTAAxalta Coating Systems4.131 of 5 stars$31.77-0.2%$41.36+30.2%-5.4%$6.94B$5.28B17.8512,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsALTMArcadium LithiumN/A$5.85+0.1%N/A+28.5%$6.29B$1.21B73.061,470Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeCSWICSW Industrials3.2548 of 5 stars$311.48-0.2%$342.50+10.0%+31.4%$5.23B$858.61M37.212,400Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAVNTAvient4.8235 of 5 stars$33.23-0.3%$48.60+46.3%-22.2%$3.04B$3.24B18.169,700Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsMEOHMethanex4.6508 of 5 stars$31.45+1.2%$49.13+56.2%-32.9%$2.12B$3.72B13.611,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageCCChemours3.535 of 5 stars$12.31-0.5%$21.56+75.1%-53.1%$1.84B$5.78B21.606,600Upcoming EarningsGap UpBAKBraskem1.7792 of 5 stars$3.94-0.3%$9.75+147.5%-55.8%$1.57B$77.41B-1.118,310Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsPRMPerimeter Solutions3.6856 of 5 stars$10.18-0.2%$16.00+57.2%+47.6%$1.51B$560.97M-72.71240Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsUANCVR Partners2.2408 of 5 stars$80.06+2.0%N/A-0.9%$1.37B$525.32M13.90300Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICL Alternatives AXTA Alternatives ALTM Alternatives CSWI Alternatives AVNT Alternatives MEOH Alternatives CC Alternatives BAK Alternatives PRM Alternatives UAN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ESI) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what c...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredDOGE officially begins retirement transformationElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") just announced the first-ever "fully digital retireme...Altimetry | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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