Element Solutions Inc [ESI] short interest surges, jumping by 9.19 million million shares

Samantha Gray

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Element Solutions Inc shares valued at $7,892,760 were purchased by Ian G. H. Ashken on Nov 05 ’25. At $27.03 per share, Ian G. H. Ashken acquired 292,000 shares.

Also, Liebowitz Matthew sold 50,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,327,500 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $26.55 each, the insider now holds 57,353 shares.

Before that, Capps John Edward had sold 77,674 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,079,333, the EVP, General Counsel & Sec. traded Element Solutions Inc shares for $26.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 77,674 shares, worth approximately $16.47 million.

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] plunged -0.07% to $27.01. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.68, but it reached a high of $27.275 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.19%. Over the course of the year, Element Solutions Inc shares have dropped approximately -0.70%. 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 26.70, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 26.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 27.31. The next price resistance is at 27.60. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.81 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 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.76 million shares to 9.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 8.43 million shares. A jump of 8.26% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.24 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.24.

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 31.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.54% from the previous closing price of $27.03. Analysts anticipate Element Solutions Inc stock to reach 34 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 30. 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.

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