Element Solutions (ESI) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) is projected to issue its Q2 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, July 30th. Analysts expect Element Solutions to post earnings of $0.33 per share and revenue of $587.45 million for the quarter.

Element Solutions Stock Up 0.6%

Element Solutions stock opened at $23.82 on Monday. Element Solutions has a 1-year low of $16.77 and a 1-year high of $29.78. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a current ratio of 3.95, a quick ratio of 3.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.21.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%. Element Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 26.89%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Element Solutions by 60.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,894,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,825,000 after acquiring an additional 712,466 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in Element Solutions by 4.5% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 872,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,726,000 after acquiring an additional 37,204 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in Element Solutions by 339.3% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 446,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,098,000 after acquiring an additional 344,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new position in Element Solutions in the first quarter worth $400,000. 92.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ESI. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $34.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 25th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Element Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $29.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Truist Financial upgraded shares of Element Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $28.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Element Solutions from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.13.

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.