Key Points
- Kath Kearney-Croft purchased 32,856 Elementis shares on March 11 at an average price of GBX 152, a total insider buy of £49,941.12.
- UBS reaffirmed a "buy" with a GBX 190 target; two analysts rate the stock Buy and one Hold, leaving a consensus target of GBX 195 and an average rating of Moderate Buy.
- Elementis opened at GBX 154 with a market cap of £875.24m and a 12‑month range of GBX 109.60–179.60; the stock shows a negative P/E of -12.03, and 2024 revenue of $738m with adjusted operating profit of $129m.
Elementis plc (LON:ELM - Get Free Report) insider Kath Kearney-Croft bought 32,856 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 152 per share, for a total transaction of £49,941.12.
Elementis Trading Up 0.8%
LON:ELM opened at GBX 154 on Thursday. Elementis plc has a 12 month low of GBX 109.60 and a 12 month high of GBX 179.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.85. The stock has a market capitalization of £875.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.03, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.01. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 166.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 164.25.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, UBS Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 190 target price on shares of Elementis in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 195.
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Elementis Company Profile
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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.
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