Q1 Earnings Estimate for Element Solutions Issued By KeyCorp

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) – Equities research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Element Solutions in a research note issued on Wednesday, April 2nd. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter. KeyCorp currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating 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’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.49 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.35. The business had revenue of $624.20 million for 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%.

ESI has been the subject of several other research reports. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $28.00 target price (down previously from $32.00) on shares of Element Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Element Solutions from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com cut shares of Element Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Barclays reduced their target price on Element Solutions from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Truist Financial started coverage on Element Solutions in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. They set a “hold” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Element Solutions has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $30.00.

Element Solutions Stock Down 9.4 %

ESI stock opened at $18.24 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.42 billion, a PE ratio of 17.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $25.18 and its 200-day moving average is $26.16. Element Solutions has a twelve month low of $17.72 and a twelve month high of $29.78. The company has a quick ratio of 2.77, a current ratio of 3.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76.

Institutional Trading of Element Solutions

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. TD Private Client Wealth LLC bought a new position in Element Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Park Square Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Element Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 610.7% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 971 shares during the period. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in shares of Element Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Element Solutions during the 4th quarter valued at $48,000. Institutional investors own 92.32% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Element Solutions news, Director Martin E. Franklin sold 2,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.10, for a total transaction of $52,200,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 109,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,847,510. This represents a 94.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 7.90% of the company’s stock.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Element Solutions’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.