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Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI) closed the day trading at $24.71 down -0.80% from the previous closing price of $24.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.77 million shares were traded. ESI stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.51.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ESI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.70 and its Current Ratio is at 3.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.79.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on January 28, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $28.
On January 14, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $32 to $28.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 19 ’25 when FRANKLIN MARTIN E sold 2,000,000 shares for $26.10 per share. The transaction valued at 52,200,000 led to the insider holds 109,100 shares of the business.
FRANKLIN MARTIN E bought 390,900 shares of ESI for $10,288,488 on Mar 19 ’25. On Mar 19 ’25, another insider, MEF Holdings, LLLP, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,609,100 shares for $26.32 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ESI now has a Market Capitalization of 6039494656 and an Enterprise Value of 7548597248. As of this moment, Element’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.85. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.072 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.822.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ESI is 1.26, which has changed by 0.0008035898 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ESI has reached a high of $29.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.15%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ESI traded about 2.60M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ESI traded about 7189460 shares per day. A total of 242.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 222.18M. Insiders hold about 8.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.78% stake in the company. Shares short for ESI as of 1741910400 were 2723331 with a Short Ratio of 1.05, compared to 1739491200 on 1716310. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2723331 and a Short% of Float of 1.2200001.
Dividends & Splits
ESI’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.32, up from 0.32 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.012846246
