Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) Stock Analysis
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $43.70, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Element Solutions is a global specialty chemicals technology company with Electronics (70% of 2025 revenue) and Specialties (30%) segments, generating $2.55B in 2025 revenue. Approximately 79% of net sales came from non-U.S. operations across electronics, automotive, industrial,... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $43.70, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 46d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-14Recent Developments — Element Solutions Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS ESI (Element Solutions Inc.) notches Q4 2025 EPS beat and 3.8 percent revenue growth, shares fall 1.73 percent. - AI Pow — Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Lào Cai positive
- NEWS Element Solutions (ESI) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Element Solutions Inc (ESI) Stock Down 3.9% but Still Overvalued -- GF Score: 81/100 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Element Solutions (ESI) Reports Strong Q1 Revenue Growth - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicnon-U.S. operations79%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 79% of our net sales were generated from non-U.S. operations'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-23Item 5.02LOWSir Martin E. Franklin, Executive Chairman, informed the Board he will not seek reelection and will retire from the Board at the 2026 annual meeting (May 4, 2026). No disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices cited.SEC filing →
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1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $43.70, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Target $43.37 (-0.8%), stop $40.64 (−7.5%), A.R:R -0.5:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $43.37 (-0.8% upside). Target $43.37 (-0.8%), stop $40.64 (−7.5%), A.R:R -0.5:1. Stop-loss: $40.64.
Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away).
Element Solutions Inc. trades at a P/E of 70.5 (forward 21.3). TrendMatrix value score: 5.2/10. Verdict: Hold.
16 analysts cover ESI with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $47.
What does Element Solutions Inc. do?Element Solutions is a global specialty chemicals technology company with Electronics (70% of 2025 revenue) and...
Element Solutions is a global specialty chemicals technology company with Electronics (70% of 2025 revenue) and Specialties (30%) segments, generating $2.55B in 2025 revenue. Approximately 79% of net sales came from non-U.S. operations across electronics, automotive, industrial, and offshore energy end markets worldwide.