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↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Element Solutions Inc. (ESI) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Wait for pullback to $34.41. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $35.53. Engine's entry $34.41 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: 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
Wait for pullback to $34.41. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $35.53. Engine's entry $34.41 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Concentration risk — Product: Electronics segment (70.0%). Chart setup: RSI 49 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. | News modifier +1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → STRONG_BUY_WAIT) Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 6d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-16Recent Developments — Element Solutions Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Element Solutions, H.B. Fuller Company, Quaker Chemical and Minerals Technologies - Tr — TradingView neutral
- NEWS Element Solutions Inc (ESI) Shares Fall 3.5% -- What GF Score of 80 Tells Investors - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Why Is Element Solutions (ESI) Down 2.7% Since Last Earnings Report? - sharewise.com — sharewise.com negative
- NEWS Why Is Element Solutions (ESI) Down 2.7% Since Last Earnings Report? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Castleark Management LLC Invests $12.59 Million in Element Solutions Inc. $ESI - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-10-16T11:32:27Z.
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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
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Wait for pullback to $34.41. Weak momentum; also recent C-suite change — blocks BUY_NOW at $35.53. Engine's entry $34.41 (Atr Pullback Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Concentration risk — Product: Electronics segment (70.0%). Chart setup: RSI 49 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Mixed signals. Hold existing position. | News modifier +1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → STRONG_BUY_WAIT) Target $40.96 (+15.3%), stop $32.00 (−11.0%), A.R:R 1.8:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $40.96 (+15.3% upside). Target $40.96 (+15.3%), stop $32.00 (−11.0%), A.R:R 1.8:1. Stop-loss: $32.00.
Concentration risk — Geographic: non-U.S. operations (79.0%); Concentration risk — Product: Electronics segment (70.0%); V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.0).
Element Solutions Inc. trades at a P/E of 50.5 (forward 16.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.5/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
13 analysts cover ESI with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $47.
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.