Why Element Solutions Inc’s (ESI) Stock Is Down 11.28%

By Jenna Brashear
April 03, 2025
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Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Element Solutions Inc before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Element Solutions Inc’s stock price such as:

  • Element Solutions Inc’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Element Solutions Inc’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for ESI from analysts
  • ESI’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Element Solutions Inc (ESI)

Before we jump into Element Solutions Inc’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

Element Solutions Inc operates as a specialty chemicals company in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates in two segments: Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment provides assembly solutions, including surface mount technologies, fluxes, thermal management materials, coatings, and other attachment materials; circuitry solutions, such as circuit board metallization, circuit formation products, electronic materials, surface finishes, and film and smart surface solutions; and semiconductor solutions, which includes semiconductor assembly and wafer level packaging materials. This segment serves the mobile communications, computers, automobiles, and aerospace equipment industries. The Industrial & Specialty segment offers industrial solutions, including electroless nickel, plating products, pre-treatment and cleaning solutions, functional conversion coatings, wastewater solutions, and water treatment; graphics solutions, such as solid sheet printing elements and liquid imaging products; and energy solutions, which includes offshore fluids. This segment serves the aerospace, automotive, construction, consumer electronics, consumer packaged goods, and oil and gas production end markets. The company was formerly known as Platform Specialty Products Corporation and changed its name to Element Solutions Inc in January 2019. Element Solutions Inc was founded in 1785 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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Element Solutions Inc’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of April 03, 2025, 4:00 PM, CST, Element Solutions Inc’s stock price was $20.130.

Element Solutions Inc is down 11.28% from its previous closing price of $22.690.

During the last market session, Element Solutions Inc’s stock traded between $20.073 and $21.950. Currently, there are approximately 242.20 million shares outstanding for Element Solutions Inc.

Element Solutions Inc’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 22.7, which is high compared to the Chemicals industry median of 20.5. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Element Solutions Inc Stock Price History

Element Solutions Inc’s (ESI) price is currently down 10.97% so far this month.

During the month of April, Element Solutions Inc’s stock price has reached a high of $22.870 and a low of $20.073.

Over the last year, Element Solutions Inc has hit prices as high as $29.780 and as low as $22.132. Year to date, Element Solutions Inc’s stock is down 20.84%.

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What Caused Element Solutions Inc Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of April 02, 2025, there were 4 analysts who downgraded Element Solutions Inc’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Element Solutions Inc’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Element Solutions Inc’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Element Solutions Inc’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Element Solutions Inc (ESI) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Element Solutions Inc

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of April 02, 2025, Element Solutions Inc has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -4.68%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 40 and is considered to be Weak.

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Element Solutions Inc Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of April 3, 2025, Element Solutions Inc’s stock price is $20.130, which is down 11.28% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Element Solutions Inc stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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