Are Basic Materials Stocks Lagging Element Solutions (ESI) This Year?

Element Solutions is one of 238 individual stocks in the Basic Materials sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #8 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank gauges the strength of our 16 individual sector groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Within the past quarter, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for ESI's full-year earnings has moved 2.4% higher. This is a sign of improving analyst sentiment and a positive earnings outlook trend. One other Basic M ...