Analysts Offer Predictions for ESI Q1 Earnings

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Element Solutions in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison expects that the company will earn $0.41 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Element Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Element Solutions’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.35. Element Solutions had a return on equity of 14.68% and a net margin of 9.94%. The company had revenue of $624.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $598.24 million.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Wolfe Research upgraded Element Solutions from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Element Solutions from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 target price (down from $32.00) on shares of Element Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Truist Financial started coverage on Element Solutions in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $28.00 target price for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Element Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $30.14.

Element Solutions Trading Down 1.7 %

NYSE ESI opened at $27.07 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a PE ratio of 26.54, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.30. Element Solutions has a 12 month low of $21.42 and a 12 month high of $29.78. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $25.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.32. The company has a current ratio of 3.52, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78.

Element Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. Element Solutions’s payout ratio is 31.37%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Element Solutions

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Element Solutions by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 22,244,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $565,685,000 after purchasing an additional 249,280 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its stake in Element Solutions by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 5,209,130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,468,000 after buying an additional 209,441 shares during the last quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in Element Solutions by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC now owns 5,026,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $127,825,000 after acquiring an additional 146,570 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Element Solutions by 5.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,319,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,320,000 after acquiring an additional 230,793 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Element Solutions by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,555,852 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,456,000 after acquiring an additional 14,339 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.32% of the company’s stock.

About Element Solutions

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.