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 $2.29 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.
BofA Securities upgraded its Element Solutions Inc [ESI] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Truist’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid April from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. KeyBanc Capital Markets began covering ESI with “an Overweight” recommendation on April 03, 2025. Truist started covering the stock on January 28, 2025. It rated ESI as “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of ESI
On Friday, Element Solutions Inc [NYSE:ESI] saw its stock fall -2.91% to $21.01. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.05%. Element Solutions Inc shares have fallen nearly -17.38% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -11.46% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $29.78 was reached on 02/19/25, a 52-week low of $16.77 was recorded on 04/09/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For ESI Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 20.81, which if violated will result in even more drops to 20.62. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 21.34. A further resistance level may holdings at 21.68.
How much short interest is there in Element Solutions Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Element Solutions Inc stocks on 2025-05-30, growing by 0.4 million shares to a total of 6.16 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-30 was 5.77 million shares. There was a rise of 6.42%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
