Q2 Earnings Estimate for Element Solutions Issued By KeyCorp

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Element Solutions in a report issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov now forecasts that the company will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

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

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the company. Barclays cut their price target on Element Solutions from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 27th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Element Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $31.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Bank of America raised Element Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price target for the company from $29.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial raised Element Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $28.00 to $24.00 in a research note on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $27.88.

Element Solutions Stock Down 0.7 %

NYSE:ESI opened at $18.62 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $4.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.26, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.28. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $23.78 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.63. Element Solutions has a 52-week low of $16.77 and a 52-week high of $29.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Element Solutions

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Element Solutions by 549.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,619,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,983,000 after purchasing an additional 1,369,981 shares during the period. FIL Ltd bought a new stake in Element Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,818,000. London Co. of Virginia bought a new stake in Element Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,800,000. Boston Partners acquired a new position in Element Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $24,169,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Element Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $13,573,000. 92.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Element Solutions news, Director Martin E. Franklin sold 2,000,000 shares of Element Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.10, for a total value of $52,200,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 109,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,847,510. The trade was a 94.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 7.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.72%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. Element Solutions’s dividend 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.