Element Solutions
About: Element Solutions Inc is a specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use every day. The company's reportable segments are Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment, which generates maximum revenue, researches, formulates, and sells specialty chemicals and process technologies for all types of electronics hardware, from complex printed circuit board designs to semiconductor packaging. This segment's wet chemicals for metallization, surface treatments, and solderable finishes form the physical circuitry pathways, and its assembly materials, such as solder, pastes, fluxes, and adhesives, join those pathways together.
Employees: 5,300
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Funds holding %
of 7,312 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 9 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 123
5.99% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.52% [Q4 2024] → 96.51% (+5.99%) [Q1 2025]
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 372 [Q4 2024] → 359 (-13) [Q1 2025]
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.58B [Q4 2024] → $5.29B (-$281M) [Q1 2025]
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 65
57% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.09M | Put options by funds: $16.6M
67% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q4 2024] → 1 (-2) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
9 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$24
3%
downside
Avg. target
$27
8%
upside
High target
$31
26%
upside
9 analyst ratings
8 positive
89%
1 neutral
11%
0 negative
0%
UBS Joshua Spector | 18%upside $29 | Buy Maintained | 9 Jul 2025 |
Mizuho John Roberts | 3%downside $24 | Outperform Maintained | 13 Jun 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Duffy Fischer | 3%downside $24 | Neutral Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
Barclays Michael Leithead | 9%upside $27 | Overweight Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
BMO Capital Bhavesh Lodaya | 22%upside $30 | Outperform Maintained | 25 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
Business Wire
4 days ago
Element Solutions Increases Second Quarter and Full Year Outlook
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Element Solutions Inc (“ESI” or the “Company”) announced today an increase to its full year 2025 and second quarter outlook. For its second quarter, the Company expects net income in the range of $45 million to $55 million and adjusted EBITDA to be approximately $135 million. The Company has increased its full year adjusted EBITDA guidance to a range of $530 million to $550 million from its prior range of $520 million to $540 million. President and Chief Executive Office.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
Element Solutions Inc to Participate in Wolfe Research 2nd Annual Materials of the Future Conference
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI) announced today that Benjamin Gliklich, Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat and Q&A session at the Wolfe Research 2nd Annual Materials of the Future Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 12:55 p.m EST. A live audio webcast of the discussion and replay will be made available in the Investors section of www.elementsolutionsinc.com. About Element Solutions Inc Element Solutions Inc is a leading.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Element Solutions (ESI) Up 5.2% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?
Element Solutions (ESI) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Element Solutions Inc Declares Q2 Dividend of $0.08 Per Share
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI) announced today that its board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share of the company's common stock. The declared dividend will be paid on June 16, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 2, 2025. About Element Solutions Inc Element Solutions Inc is a leading specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the performance of products people use ever.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 months ago
MacDermid Enthone Invests in the Future of Surface Finishing with RM Plating
IRAPUATO, Mexico , April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, an Element Solutions Inc ("ESI") company and a global leader in surface finishing technology, is reinforcing its long-term commitment to innovation and excellence through a strategic investment in RM Plating. This newly established partnership between MacDermid Enthone and Recubrimientos Metalicos de Mexico, a premier electroplating and surface finishing company in Mexico, builds on a trusted relationship of more than 50 years and reflects a shared dedication to advancing the future of metal finishing.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Element Solutions' Earnings and Sales Surpass Estimates in Q1
ESI sees strong growth in the electronics segment sales in the first quarter, offset by the decline in the industrial business.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
2 months ago
Element Solutions (ESI) Q1 2025 Earnings
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Element Solutions Inc (ESI) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Element Solutions Inc (NYSE:ESI ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Varun Gokarn - Vice President, Strategy and Integration Ben Gliklich - President and Chief Executive Officer Carey Dorman - Chief Financial Officer Sir Martin Franklin - Executive Chairman Conference Call Participants James Cannon - UBS Bhavesh Lodaya - BMO Capital Markets Mike Harrison - Seaport Research Partners Rock Hoffman - Bank of America Chris Parkinson - Wolfe Research Pete Osterland - Truist Securities John Roberts - Mizuho Jon Tanwanteng - CJS Securities Ryan Weis - KeyBanc Capital Markets David Silver - CL King Operator Thank you for standing-by. My name is Cath, and I will be your conference operator today.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Compared to Estimates, Element Solutions (ESI) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
The headline numbers for Element Solutions (ESI) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Element Solutions (ESI) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates
Element Solutions (ESI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.34 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.34 per share a year ago.
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