Elementis (LON:ELM) Insider Buys £49,941.12 in Stock

Elementis plc (LON:ELM) insider Kath Kearney-Croft acquired 32,856 shares of Elementis stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 152 per share, with a total value of £49,941.12.

Elementis Trading Down 0.5%

LON ELM opened at GBX 152.20 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 165.55 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 164.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.85, a current ratio of 1.90 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market capitalization of £865.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.89, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.01. Elementis plc has a one year low of GBX 109.60 and a one year high of GBX 179.60.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 190 price target on shares of Elementis in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Elementis presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 195.

About Elementis

Elementis is a global specialty chemicals company. We offer performance-driven additives that help create innovative formulations for consumer and industrial applications. As a FTSE 250 company, listed on the London Stock Exchange, we employ c.1,030 people globally. We have a nearly 200-year tradition of creating ingredients that add value to everyday consumer and industrial products. In 2024 Elementis reported revenue of $738m and adjusted operating profit of $129m.