Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ESI) Receives $39.57 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Element Solutions Inc. (NYSE:ESIGet Free Report) have received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eleven analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $39.5714.

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Element Solutions to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Element Solutions in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $37.00 price objective on shares of Element Solutions in a report on Monday, February 23rd. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Element Solutions in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Element Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Element Solutions

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ESI. Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 339.3% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 446,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,098,000 after acquiring an additional 344,950 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 60.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,894,061 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,825,000 after acquiring an additional 712,466 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 4.5% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 872,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,726,000 after acquiring an additional 37,204 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in shares of Element Solutions during the first quarter valued at about $400,000. Finally, Amundi increased its holdings in shares of Element Solutions by 258,233.3% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 93,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,237,000 after acquiring an additional 92,964 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.32% of the company’s stock.

Element Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Element Solutions stock opened at $40.16 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.78 billion, a PE ratio of 64.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.68. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.96. Element Solutions has a one year low of $20.95 and a one year high of $45.51.

Element Solutions (NYSE:ESIGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $840.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $710.51 million. Element Solutions had a net margin of 5.32% and a return on equity of 14.19%. The firm’s revenue was up 41.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.34 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Element Solutions will post 1.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Element Solutions Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Element Solutions’s dividend payout ratio is 51.61%.

About Element Solutions

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Element Solutions Inc is a global specialty chemicals company that develops and supplies highly engineered chemistries to performance-driven end markets. The company’s solutions serve customers across the electronics, energy, transportation, consumer and industrial sectors, with a particular emphasis on electronics chemicals, metal plating, and industrial coatings additives.

In the electronics market, Element Solutions provides a range of plating and surface-treatment chemistries used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards, semiconductor devices, and advanced display technologies.

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