Seaport Res Ptn Expects Lower Earnings for Element Solutions

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Element Solutions in a research note issued on Monday, February 24th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Element Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Element Solutions’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.63 EPS.

ESI has been the subject of a number of other reports. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 27th. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Element Solutions in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. They set a “hold” rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $28.00 price objective (down from $32.00) on shares of Element Solutions in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Element Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Element Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $30.14.

Element Solutions Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE:ESI opened at $26.26 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 3.34, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.74, a PEG ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.30. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.38. Element Solutions has a 12 month low of $23.09 and a 12 month high of $29.78.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35. The business had revenue of $624.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $598.24 million. Element Solutions had a net margin of 9.94% and a return on equity of 14.68%.

Institutional Trading of Element Solutions

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in Element Solutions by 79.0% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 60,612 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,541,000 after acquiring an additional 26,753 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Element Solutions by 40.4% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 172,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,672,000 after acquiring an additional 49,466 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its position in Element Solutions by 96.0% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 108,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,938,000 after acquiring an additional 52,973 shares during the period. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new stake in Element Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $433,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Element Solutions by 549.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,619,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,983,000 after acquiring an additional 1,369,981 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 92.32% of the company’s stock.

Element Solutions Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Element Solutions’s payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

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.