Q2 EPS Estimates for Element Solutions Reduced by KeyCorp

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI - Free Report) - KeyCorp reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Element Solutions in a research note issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.34 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.36. KeyCorp currently has a "Overweight" rating and a $28.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Element Solutions' current full-year earnings is $1.45 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Element Solutions' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on ESI. Truist Financial raised Element Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their target price for the stock from $28.00 to $24.00 in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Bank of America raised shares of Element Solutions from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $29.00 to $24.00 in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $31.00 to $25.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Element Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Barclays decreased 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $27.88.

Element Solutions Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE:ESI traded up $0.34 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $18.94. 2,563,301 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,842,303. The company has a market capitalization of $4.59 billion, a PE ratio of 18.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.28. Element Solutions has a 52-week low of $16.77 and a 52-week high of $29.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 2.77 and a current ratio of 3.34. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $23.51 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $25.52.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Element Solutions

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ESI. TD Private Client Wealth LLC bought a new position in Element Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Element Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Element Solutions by 610.7% during the 4th quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,130 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 971 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont acquired a new stake in shares of Element Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new position in Element Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,000. 92.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Element Solutions

In related news, Director Martin E. Franklin sold 2,000,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.10, for a total value of $52,200,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 109,100 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,847,510. This represents a 94.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 7.90% of the company's stock.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Element Solutions's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.37%.

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.