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 $2.47 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
On last trading session,, Element Solutions Inc [NYSE: ESI] rose 1.52% to $22.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.285, but it reached a high of $22.68 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.65%. Over the course of the year, Element Solutions Inc shares have dropped approximately -16.83%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for Element Solutions Inc (ESI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 22.13. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.80. The next price resistance is at 22.96. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.15 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Element Solutions Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Element Solutions Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.4 million shares to 6.16 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 5.77 million shares. A jump of 6.42% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.59 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.59.
Which companies own the most shares of Element Solutions Inc (ESI)?
In terms of Element Solutions Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 27 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.08% from the previous closing price of $22.3. Analysts anticipate Element Solutions Inc stock to reach 30 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 24. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Element Solutions Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 14, 2025, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $28.
