Element Solutions has delivered exceptional year-over-year revenue growth of 42% with consistent earnings beats, but the stock is priced at or marginally above its near-term target, converts only 16% of net income into free cash flow, and faces a put/call ratio of 72.61—an extraordinary level of institutional hedging that outweighs the momentum of the underlying growth story.
Thesis pillars
- Exceptional Growth Trajectory→Stable
- Poor Free Cash Conversion→Stable
- Extreme Options Market Hedging→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) Stock Analysis
Catalyst-Driven edge
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $38.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Concentration risk — Product: Electronics segment (70.0%).
Element Solutions formulates and sells specialty chemicals across two segments — Electronics (70% of $2.55 billion 2025 sales) and Specialties (30%) — serving electronics manufacturing, semiconductor, automotive, and industrial markets globally. Revenue is driven by consumable... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $38.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Concentration risk — Product: Electronics segment (70.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/7 gates (clean insider activity, earnings proximity 25d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-07Recent Developments — Element Solutions Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS ESI (Element Solutions Inc.) notches Q4 2025 EPS beat and 3.8 percent revenue growth, shares fall 1.73 percent. - AI Pow — Cổng thông tin điện tử tỉnh Lào Cai positive
- NEWS Mizuho Securities Maintains Element Solutions(ESI.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $54 - 富途牛牛 — 富途牛牛 positive
- NEWS Mizuho Adjusts Price Target on Element Solutions to $54 From $47, Maintains Outperform Rating - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com positive
- NEWS ESI Maintained by Mizuho -- Price Target Raised to $54 - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Element Solutions price target raised to $54 from $47 at Mizuho - TipRanks — TipRanks positive
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicnon-U.S. operations79%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 79% of our net sales were generated from non-U.S. operations'
- HIGHProductElectronics segment70%10-K Item 1: 'our Electronics and Specialties segments contributed approximately 70% and 30%, respectively'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-23Item 5.02MEDIUMSir Martin E. Franklin, Executive Chairman of the Board, informed the Board he will not seek reelection and will retire effective May 4, 2026 (2026 annual meeting). Board size reduced from 8 to 7 directors. No disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices cited.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $38.81, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Concentration risk — Product: Electronics segment (70.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. Target $41.76 (+7.6%), stop $36.98 (−4.9%), A.R:R 0.6:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $41.76 (+7.6% upside). Target $41.76 (+7.6%), stop $36.98 (−4.9%), A.R:R 0.6:1. Stop-loss: $36.98.
Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Concentration risk — Product: Electronics segment (70.0%); Thin upside margin: 7.6%.
Element Solutions Inc. trades at a P/E of 70.4 (forward 21.2). TrendMatrix value score: 5.6/10. Verdict: Hold.
16 analysts cover ESI with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $48.
What does Element Solutions Inc. do?Element Solutions formulates and sells specialty chemicals across two segments — Electronics (70% of $2.55 billion 2025...
Element Solutions formulates and sells specialty chemicals across two segments — Electronics (70% of $2.55 billion 2025 sales) and Specialties (30%) — serving electronics manufacturing, semiconductor, automotive, and industrial markets globally. Revenue is driven by consumable chemical processes integral to customers' manufacturing operations, with operational risks and switching costs cited as barriers to customer switching.