Element Solutions price target raised to $27 from $24 at Mizuho

Mizuho raised the firm’s price target on Element Solutions (ESI) to $27 from $24 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm updated price targets in chemicals and packaging ahead of the Q2 reports. It says the new targets reflect the recent market multiple recovery. Mizuho’s top picks are all specialty and defensive names: Corteva (CTVA), Crown (CCK) and Linde (LIN). A pause in tariffs likely pulled forward some demand, which could create a year-end slowdown, the analyst tells investors in a research note.