Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.38 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Element Solutions in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, May 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.38 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Element Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Element Solutions’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on ESI. StockNews.com lowered Element Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 18th. TheStreet raised Element Solutions from a “c+” rating to a “b” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Element Solutions from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 5th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on shares of Element Solutions in a report on Friday, March 1st. They set a “peer perform” rating for the company. Finally, Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Element Solutions from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Element Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.00.

Element Solutions Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of ESI stock opened at $23.88 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 3.63 and a quick ratio of 2.69. Element Solutions has a one year low of $17.57 and a one year high of $25.81. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $24.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.91. The company has a market capitalization of $5.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.22, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.32.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 29th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. Element Solutions had a net margin of 5.62% and a return on equity of 13.96%. The company had revenue of $575.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $588.17 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Element Solutions Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 14th. Investors of record on Friday, May 31st will be given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 31st. Element Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.26%.

Institutional Trading of Element Solutions

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ESI. Richardson Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in Element Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 85.6% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 608 shares during the period. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Element Solutions by 370.4% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,278 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Element Solutions by 95.9% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 886 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Element Solutions by 1,585.0% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 1,902 shares during the period. 92.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.