At the time of writing, Element Solutions Inc [ESI] stock is trading at $21.96, up 2.23%%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The ESI shares have gain 4.52% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.76%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Element Solutions Inc [NYSE: ESI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 15, 2025, when BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $24 for it. Previously, Truist upgraded its rating to Buy on April 14, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $24. On April 03, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $29 on the stock. Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $28 on January 28, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $28 on January 14, 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on October 25, 2024. In a note dated October 14, 2024, Seaport Research Partners initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $33 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Element Solutions Inc fluctuated between $16.77 and $29.78. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27 within the next 12 months. Element Solutions Inc [NYSE: ESI] shares were valued at $21.96 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.95% based on the average ESI price forecast.
Analyzing the ESI fundamentals
According to Element Solutions Inc [NYSE:ESI], the company’s sales were 2.48B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.25% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.42% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.64.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 21.48 points at the first support level, and at 21.00 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 22.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 22.51.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Element Solutions Inc [NYSE:ESI] has a current ratio of 3.95. As well, the Quick Ratio is 3.16, while the Cash Ratio is 1.45. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.15, the price to book ratio is 2.11 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.62.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved FRANKLIN MARTIN E, Director, that happened on Mar 19 ’25 when 2.0 million shares were sold. Director, FRANKLIN MARTIN E completed a deal on Mar 19 ’25 to buy 0.39 million shares. Meanwhile, Director MEF Holdings, LLLP bought 1.61 million shares on Mar 19 ’25.
