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Element Solutions (ESI) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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ESI Stock Forecast

Element Solutions stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $38.57 (represents a 52.33% upside from ESI’s last price of $25.32) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 8 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

ESI Price Target

The average price target for Element Solutions (ESI) is $38.57 based on 1-year price targets from 8 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $90.00 to $24.00. This represents a potential 52.33% upside from ESI's last price of $25.32.

ESI Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 8 Wall Street analysts, Element Solutions's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for ESI stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 6 'Buy' (75.00%), 2 'Hold' (25.00%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Element Solutions Price Target by Analyst

DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Jan 27, 2025Michael LeitheadBarclays$30.00$26.0815.03%18.48%
Oct 30, 2024Bhavesh LodayaBMO Capital$32.00$27.8414.92%26.38%
Oct 29, 2024Duffy FischerGoldman Sachs$30.00$26.6712.49%18.48%
Oct 14, 2024Kyle MengesCitigroup$90.00$26.35241.56%255.45%
Oct 14, 2024Julien Dumoulin-SmithJefferies$24.00$26.35-8.92%-5.21%
Oct 14, 2024Michael HarrisonSeaport Global$33.00$26.3825.09%30.33%
Jul 30, 2024John RobertsMizuho Securities$31.00$26.9215.16%22.43%
Jun 12, 2024Bhavesh LodayaBMO Capital$30.00$23.7326.42%18.48%
Jun 12, 2024John RobertsMizuho Securities$29.00$26.688.70%14.53%
May 01, 2024Bhavesh LodayaBMO Capital$28.00$23.4019.66%10.58%
Jun 20, 2023Bhavesh LodayaLoop Capital Markets$23.00$18.8222.21%-9.16%
Oct 13, 2022Duffy FischerGoldman Sachs$20.00$16.0824.38%-21.01%
May 02, 2022Michael LeitheadBarclays$24.00$20.6216.39%-5.21%

The latest Element Solutions stock forecast, released on Jan 27, 2025 by Michael Leithead from Barclays, set a price target of $30.00, which represents a 15.03% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($26.08), and a 18.48% increase from ESI last price ($25.32).

Element Solutions Price Target by Period

1M3M12M
# Anlaysts1210
Avg Price Target$30.00$31.00$35.70
Last Closing Price$25.32$25.32$25.32
Upside/Downside18.48%22.43%41.00%

In the current month, the average price target of Element Solutions stock is $30.00, according to 1 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 18.48% increase as opposed to Element Solutions's last price of $25.32. This month's average price target is down -3.23% compared to last quarter, and down -15.97% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Jan 27, 2025BarclaysOverweightOverweightHold
Oct 30, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Oct 30, 2024BarclaysOverweightOverweightHold
Oct 29, 2024Goldman SachsNeutralNeutralHold
Oct 14, 2024CitigroupNeutralInitialise
Oct 14, 2024JefferiesBuyInitialise
Oct 14, 2024Seaport GlobalBuyInitialise
Sep 05, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Jun 24, 2024UBSBuyBuyHold
Jun 21, 2024Bank of America SecuritiesBuyBuyHold
Jun 12, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
May 01, 2024BMO CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
Jun 20, 2023BMO CapitalOutperformInitialise
Oct 13, 2022Goldman SachsNeutralInitialise
Jul 11, 2022BarclaysEqual-WeightOverweightUpgrade
May 02, 2022BarclaysEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold

Element Solutions's last stock rating was published by Barclays on Jan 27, 2025. The company gave ESI a "Overweight" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Element Solutions Financial Forecast

Element Solutions Revenue Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
Revenue-----------------$599.30M$586.10M$574.40M$573.80M$618.50M$676.90M$680.20M$646.90M$616.20M$586.60M$550.10M$536.60M$477.50M
Avg Forecast$655.68M$704.04M$675.97M$624.56M$620.39M$663.82M$631.45M$597.01M$588.49M$639.24M$604.97M$568.89M$598.17M$626.52M$606.95M$588.17M$590.43M$604.79M$609.94M$590.29M$591.56M$652.19M$686.30M$642.03M$595.02M$578.47M$544.15M$505.26M$495.11M$437.71M
High Forecast$675.00M$724.78M$695.88M$642.96M$638.66M$683.38M$650.06M$614.60M$605.83M$658.07M$622.79M$585.66M$604.18M$627.79M$606.95M$588.17M$613.91M$620.50M$627.91M$607.68M$606.98M$652.19M$686.30M$642.03M$595.02M$578.47M$544.15M$505.26M$495.11M$437.71M
Low Forecast$639.79M$686.98M$659.59M$609.42M$605.35M$647.74M$616.15M$582.54M$574.23M$623.75M$590.31M$555.11M$592.16M$625.25M$606.95M$588.17M$566.96M$591.89M$595.16M$575.98M$574.24M$652.19M$686.30M$642.03M$595.02M$578.47M$544.15M$505.26M$495.11M$437.71M
# Analysts2222222211145411263344443333310
Surprise %-----------------0.99%0.96%0.97%0.97%0.95%0.99%1.06%1.09%1.07%1.08%1.09%1.08%1.09%

Element Solutions's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 2 analysts is $590.43M, with a low forecast of $566.96M, and a high forecast of $613.91M. ESI's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -1.48% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $599.30M (Sep 23).

Element Solutions EBITDA Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts2222222211145411263344443333310
EBITDA-----------------$126.70M$52.60M$144.90M$97.10M$121.00M$138.60M$132.80M$93.50M$108.60M$102.20M$165.40M$125.20M$47.00M
Avg Forecast$120.10M$128.96M$123.82M$114.40M$113.64M$121.59M$115.67M$109.36M$107.79M$117.09M$110.81M$104.21M$109.57M$114.76M$111.18M$145.81M$108.15M$110.78M$111.72M$132.55M$99.42M$122.72M$129.14M$120.50M$111.96M$108.85M$102.39M$133.39M$93.16M$82.36M
High Forecast$123.64M$132.76M$127.47M$117.77M$116.99M$125.18M$119.07M$112.58M$110.97M$120.54M$114.08M$107.28M$110.67M$114.99M$111.18M$174.97M$112.45M$113.66M$115.02M$159.06M$119.31M$122.72M$129.14M$144.60M$111.96M$108.85M$102.39M$160.06M$93.16M$82.36M
Low Forecast$117.19M$125.84M$120.82M$111.63M$110.88M$118.65M$112.86M$106.71M$105.18M$114.25M$108.13M$101.68M$108.47M$114.53M$111.18M$116.65M$103.85M$108.42M$109.02M$106.04M$79.54M$122.72M$129.14M$96.40M$111.96M$108.85M$102.39M$106.71M$93.16M$82.36M
Surprise %-----------------1.14%0.47%1.09%0.98%0.99%1.07%1.10%0.84%1.00%1.00%1.24%1.34%0.57%

2 analysts predict ESI's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $108.15M, with a high of $112.45M and a low of $103.85M. This is -14.64% lower than Element Solutions's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $126.70M.

Element Solutions Net Income Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts2222222211145411263344443333310
Net Income-----------------$-31.80M$29.90M$42.90M$12.70M$53.20M$65.20M$56.10M$6.10M$36.00M$81.10M$82.30M$29.90M$36.00M
Avg Forecast----$100.42M$111.28M$103.86M$93.35M$89.66M$99.28M$91.36M$81.54M$84.04M$92.80M$85.72M$62.06M$79.26M$82.17M$76.13M$56.42M$4.15M$86.17M$88.22M$51.29M$72.37M$82.02M$82.83M$66.37M$68.77M$49.63M
High Forecast----$104.26M$115.54M$107.84M$96.92M$93.09M$103.08M$94.86M$84.66M$86.45M$93.46M$85.80M$74.48M$81.74M$89.64M$79.05M$67.70M$4.98M$86.17M$88.22M$61.55M$72.37M$82.02M$82.83M$79.65M$68.77M$49.63M
Low Forecast----$97.26M$107.78M$100.59M$90.41M$86.83M$96.15M$88.48M$78.97M$81.40M$92.13M$85.64M$49.65M$76.79M$79.68M$73.73M$45.14M$3.32M$86.17M$88.22M$41.03M$72.37M$82.02M$82.83M$53.10M$68.77M$49.63M
Surprise %------------------0.39%0.39%0.76%3.06%0.62%0.74%1.09%0.08%0.44%0.98%1.24%0.43%0.73%

Element Solutions's average Quarter net income forecast for Sep 23 is $82.17M, with a range of $79.68M to $89.64M. ESI's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 174.82% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $29.90M (Jun 23).

Element Solutions SG&A Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts2222222211145411263344443333310
SG&A-----------------$149.90M$147.00M$148.90M$147.30M$131.40M$146.50M$153.40M$163.40M$163.50M$154.70M$129.60M$131.30M$134.80M
Avg Forecast$167.91M$180.29M$173.10M$159.94M$158.87M$169.99M$161.70M$152.88M$150.70M$163.70M$154.92M$145.68M$153.18M$160.44M$155.43M$169.70M$151.20M$154.88M$156.20M$154.28M$173.75M$167.01M$175.75M$140.25M$152.37M$148.14M$139.35M$104.52M$126.79M$112.09M
High Forecast$172.85M$185.60M$178.20M$164.65M$163.55M$175.00M$166.47M$157.39M$155.14M$168.52M$159.49M$149.98M$154.72M$160.77M$155.43M$203.65M$157.21M$158.90M$160.80M$185.13M$208.50M$167.01M$175.75M$168.30M$152.37M$148.14M$139.35M$125.42M$126.79M$112.09M
Low Forecast$163.84M$175.92M$168.91M$156.06M$155.02M$165.87M$157.79M$149.18M$147.05M$159.73M$151.17M$142.15M$151.64M$160.12M$155.43M$135.76M$145.19M$151.57M$152.41M$123.42M$139.00M$167.01M$175.75M$112.20M$152.37M$148.14M$139.35M$83.61M$126.79M$112.09M
Surprise %-----------------0.97%0.94%0.97%0.85%0.79%0.83%1.09%1.07%1.10%1.11%1.24%1.04%1.20%

Element Solutions's average Quarter SG&A projection for Dec 23 is $151.20M, based on 2 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $145.19M to $157.21M. The forecast indicates a 0.87% rise compared to ESI last annual SG&A of $149.90M (Sep 23).

Element Solutions EPS Forecast

Dec 27Sep 27Jun 27Mar 27Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20
# Analysts2222222211145411263344443333310
EPS-----------------$-0.13$0.12$0.18$0.05$0.22$0.26$0.23$0.02$0.15$0.33$0.33$0.12$0.15
Avg Forecast----$0.41$0.46$0.43$0.38$0.37$0.41$0.38$0.34$0.35$0.38$0.35$0.32$0.33$0.34$0.31$0.29$0.28$0.36$0.36$0.35$0.30$0.34$0.34$0.31$0.28$0.20
High Forecast----$0.43$0.48$0.44$0.40$0.38$0.42$0.39$0.35$0.36$0.39$0.35$0.32$0.34$0.37$0.33$0.30$0.29$0.36$0.36$0.35$0.30$0.34$0.34$0.31$0.28$0.20
Low Forecast----$0.40$0.44$0.41$0.37$0.36$0.40$0.36$0.33$0.34$0.38$0.35$0.32$0.32$0.33$0.30$0.28$0.27$0.36$0.36$0.35$0.30$0.34$0.34$0.31$0.28$0.20
Surprise %------------------0.38%0.38%0.62%0.18%0.62%0.71%0.66%0.08%0.44%0.97%1.06%0.42%0.73%

According to 6 Wall Street analysts, Element Solutions's projected average Quarter EPS for Sep 23 is $0.34, with a low estimate of $0.33 and a high estimate of $0.37. This represents a 182.26% increase compared to ESI previous annual EPS of $0.12 (Jun 23).

Element Solutions Peer Comparison by Price Target

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OECOrion Engineered Carbons$14.28$32.00124.09%Buy
ESIElement Solutions$25.32$38.5752.33%Buy
ASHAshland$64.17$94.2546.88%Buy
KWRQuaker Chemical$140.36$195.0038.93%Buy
FULH.B. Fuller$62.91$85.6036.07%Buy
ECVTEcovyst$7.87$9.5020.71%Buy
MTXMinerals$76.65$90.0017.42%Buy
SXTSensient$75.04$85.0013.27%
NGVTIngevity$45.66$47.002.93%Buy

ESI Forecast FAQ

Is Element Solutions a good buy?

Yes, according to 8 Wall Street analysts, Element Solutions (ESI) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 6 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 75.00% of ESI's total ratings.

What is ESI's price target?

Element Solutions (ESI) average price target is $38.57 with a range of $24 to $90, implying a 52.33% from its last price of $25.32. The data is based on 8 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Element Solutions stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for ESI stock, the company can go up by 52.33% (from the last price of $25.32 to the average price target of $38.57), up by 255.45% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -5.21% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Element Solutions stock reach $40?

ESI's highest twelve months analyst stock price target of $90 supports the claim that Element Solutions can reach $40 in the near future.

What is Element Solutions's current price target trend?

1 Wall Street analyst forecast a $30 price target for Element Solutions (ESI) this month, up 18.48% from its last price of $25.32. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 22.43% and increased by 41.00%, respectively.

What are Element Solutions's analysts' financial forecasts?

Element Solutions's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $2.51B (high $2.59B, low $2.45B), average EBITDA is $460.25M (high $473.81M, low $449.1M), average net income is $408.91M (high $424.57M, low $396.03M), average SG&A $643.45M (high $662.41M, low $627.86M), and average EPS is $1.69 (high $1.75, low $1.63). ESI's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $2.66B (high $2.74B, low $2.6B), average EBITDA is $487.29M (high $501.64M, low $475.48M), average net income is $0 (high $0, low $0), average SG&A $681.24M (high $701.31M, low $664.73M), and average EPS is $0 (high $0, low $0).

Did the ESI's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Element Solutions's last annual report (Dec 2022), the company's revenue was $2.55B, which missed the average analysts forecast of $2.57B by -0.88%. Apple's EBITDA was $489.5M, beating the average prediction of $471.78M by 3.76%. The company's net income was $187.2M, missing the average estimation of $229.83M by -18.55%. Apple's SG&A was $578.6M, missing the average forecast of $656.76M by -11.90%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.76, missing the average prediction of $1.35 by -43.83%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Sep 2023), Element Solutions's revenue was $599.3M, missing the average analysts' forecast of $604.79M by -0.91%. The company's EBITDA was $126.7M, beating the average prediction of $110.78M by 14.37%. Element Solutions's net income was $-31.8M, missing the average estimation of $82.17M by -138.70%. The company's SG&A was $149.9M, missing the average forecast of $154.88M by -3.21%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.13, missing the average prediction of $0.339 by -138.38%