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 $1.96 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 KeyBanc Capital Markets on April 03, 2025, Element Solutions Inc [ESI] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $29. Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 14, 2025, BofA Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for ESI. Earlier on October 25, 2024, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for ESI stock which previously was a “a Peer perform”.
Analyzing ESI Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -10.53%. Over the course of the year, Element Solutions Inc shares have dropped approximately -29.18%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $27.69 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $16.77 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $24.59, while a 200-day SMA reached $26.02.
Support And Resistance Levels for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.48, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.69. The next price resistance is at 19.37. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 27.08 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -3.23, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 86.19%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
