Element Solutions Inc’s recently made public that its Director FRANKLIN MARTIN E unloaded Company’s shares for reported $52.2 million on Mar 19 ’25. In the deal valued at $26.10 per share,2,000,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, FRANKLIN MARTIN E now holds 109,100 shares worth roughly $2.0 million.
Then, FRANKLIN MARTIN E bought 390,900 shares, generating $10,288,488 in total proceeds.
Before that, MEF Holdings, LLLP bought 1,609,100 shares. Element Solutions Inc shares valued at $42,351,512 were divested by the Director at a price of $26.32 per share.
KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its Element Solutions Inc [ESI] rating to an Overweight in a research note published on April 03, 2025; the price target was $29. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late January with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. BofA Securities also remained covering ESI and has decreased its forecast on January 14, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Wolfe Research revised its rating on October 25, 2024. It rated ESI as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Peer perform”.
Price Performance Review of ESI
On Friday, Element Solutions Inc [NYSE:ESI] saw its stock fall -9.09% to $18.30. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -20.16%. Element Solutions Inc shares have fallen nearly -28.04% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -26.92% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $29.78 was reached on 02/19/25, a 52-week low of $20.07 was recorded on 04/04/25. SMA at 50 days reached $25.18, while 200 days put it at $26.20.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For ESI Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 17.52, which if violated will result in even more drops to 16.74. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 19.28. A further resistance level may holdings at 20.25. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 16.02, which indicates oversold technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -3.34, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 93.59%. Stochastics %K at 6.43% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Element Solutions Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Element Solutions Inc stocks on 2025-03-14, growing by 1.01 million shares to a total of 2.72 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 1.72 million shares. There was a rise of 36.98%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 14, 2024 when Seaport Research Partners began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $33 price target.
