Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Element Solutions Inc shares valued at $52,200,000 were sold by FRANKLIN MARTIN E on Mar 19 ’25. At $26.10 per share, FRANKLIN MARTIN E sold 2,000,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 109,100 shares worth approximately $2.48 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FRANKLIN MARTIN E purchased 390,900 shares, netting a total of over 10,288,488 in proceeds.
Before that, MEF Holdings, LLLP had added 1,609,100 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $42,351,512, the Director bought Element Solutions Inc shares for $26.32 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on January 28, 2025, Element Solutions Inc [ESI] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $28. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of October 25, 2024, Wolfe Research has increased its “Peer perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for ESI. Earlier on October 14, 2024, Seaport Research Partners initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for ESI stock.
Analyzing ESI Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -8.17%. Over the course of the year, Element Solutions Inc shares have dropped approximately -10.77%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $27.69 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $22.13 on 04/01/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $25.45, while a 200-day SMA reached $26.28.
Support And Resistance Levels for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.33, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.97. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.96. The next price resistance is at 23.22. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 29.99 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -2.11, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 87.97%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
