FIL Adds $138M in Element Solutions Inc ($ESI)

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Key Points

  • FIL changed its Element Solutions Inc ($ESI) stake by 58.76% last quarter, boosting to 8,080,067 shares worth $374.11 million.
  • Wall Street's consensus rating on $ESI is Buy and an average price target of $46.88.
  • $ESI last traded around $46.30.

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FIL increased its position in Element Solutions Inc ($ESI) by 58.76% during the most recent quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,080,067 shares of Element Solutions Inc after buying 2,990,708 shares during the quarter. FIL's holdings in Element Solutions Inc were worth $374.11 million as of its most recent filing.

Element Solutions Inc Stock Up 32.6%

Shares of Element Solutions Inc ($ESI) traded around $46.30 on Saturday, up 32.6% for the day.

Last price$46.30
Market cap$8.66B
P/E ratio48.03
Forward P/E17.07
Beta1.27
52-week low$22.86
52-week high$49.25
50-day MA$39.46
200-day MA$34.92
Current ratio2.91
Quick ratio1.73
Debt-to-equity0.75

Element Solutions Inc Earnings

EPS (ttm)$0.74
Revenue (ttm)$3.15B
Revenue growth56.40%
Net margin5.67%
Return on equity6.54%
Next earningsOct 27, 2026

Element Solutions Inc Dividend

Annual dividend$0.32
Dividend yield92%
Payout ratio43.24%
Ex-dividend dateSep 1, 2026

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ConsensusBuy
Average target$46.88
High target$49
Low target$44
Analysts covering8

About Element Solutions Inc

Element Solutions Inc operates as a specialty chemicals technology company in the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions and Element Specialties. Its MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions segment provides assembly solutions, including surface mount technologies, pastes fluxes, thermal management materials, coatings, and other attachment materials; circuitry solutions, such as circuit board metallization, circuit formation products, electronic materials, surface finishes, and film and smart surface solutions; and semiconductor solutions, which includes semiconductor assembly and wafer level packaging materials. This segment serves the mobile communications, computers, automobiles, and aerospace equipment industries. The Element Specialties segment offers industrial solutions, including electroless nickel, plating products, pre-treatment and cleaning solutions, functional conversion coatings, and water treatment; and energy solutions, which includes offshore fluids. This segment serves the aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics, and oil and gas production end markets. The company was formerly known as Platform Specialty Products Corporation and changed its name to Element Solutions Inc in January 2019. Element Solutions Inc was founded in 1785 and is based in Miami Beach, Florida.

ExchangeNYSE
SectorBasic Materials
IndustrySpecialty Chemicals
HeadquartersMiami Beach, FL
CEOMr. Benjamin Gliklich
Employees5,200

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