The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 $2.24 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 a research note from BofA Securities on April 15, 2025, Element Solutions Inc [ESI] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $24. Analysts at Truist upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of April 03, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for ESI. Earlier on January 28, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for ESI stock.
Analyzing ESI Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.38%. Over the course of the year, Element Solutions Inc shares have dropped approximately -19.27%. 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 $23.41, while a 200-day SMA reached $25.66.
Support And Resistance Levels for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.91, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.30. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.91. The next price resistance is at 21.28. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.43 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.86, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 3.47%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
