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CDXS vs ESI
Side-by-side comparison of Codexis Inc. (CDXS) and Element Solutions Inc. (ESI): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both CDXS and ESI operate in Major Chemicals (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- ESI is the larger of the two at $11.96B, about 55.5x CDXS ($215.4M).
- Over the past year, CDXS is down 0.8% and ESI is up 123.8% - ESI leads by 124.6 points.
- CDXS has hit the wire 10 times in the past 4 weeks while ESI has been quiet.
- ESI has more recent analyst coverage (20 ratings vs 12 for CDXS).
- Company
- Codexis Inc.
- Element Solutions Inc.
- Price
- $2.35-7.84%
- $49.15+6.92%
- Market cap
- $215.4M
- $11.96B
- 1M return
- -8.91%
- +21.19%
- 1Y return
- -0.84%
- +123.77%
- Industry
- Major Chemicals
- Major Chemicals
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2010
- 2014
- News (4w)
- 10
- 0
- Recent ratings
- 12
- 20
Codexis Inc.
Codexis, Inc. discovers, develops, and sells biocatalysts. It offers intermediate chemicals products that are used for further chemical processing; and Codex biocatalyst panels and kits that enable customers to perform chemistry screening. The company also provides biocatalyst screening and protein engineering services. In addition, it offers CodeEvolver protein engineering technology platform, which helps in developing and delivering biocatalysts that perform chemical transformations. The company's platform is used to discover novel biotherapeutic drug candidates for targeted human diseases, as well as for molecular biology and in vitro diagnostic enzymes. Its platform also enhances the pharmaceuticals companies manufacturing productivity and efficiency or outsourcing the manufacture of the intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The company sells its products to pharmaceutical manufacturers through its direct sales and business development force in the United States and Europe. Codexis, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
Element Solutions Inc.
Element Solutions Inc produces and sells specialty chemical products the United States, China, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Electronics and Industrial & Specialty. The Electronics segment researches, formulates, and sells specialty chemicals and materials for various types of electronics hardware products. This segment offers electronic assembly materials; circuitry solutions comprising circuit board metallization products, circuit formation products, electronic materials, and surface finishes; and semiconductor solutions. This segment primarily serves mobile communications, computers, automobiles, and aerospace equipment industries. The Industrial & Specialty segment provides industrial solutions, which include chemical systems that protect and decorate metal and plastic surfaces; consumable chemicals that enable printing image transfer on flexible packaging materials; and energy solutions, which consist of chemistries used in water-based hydraulic control fluids for offshore deep-water production and drilling applications. This segment's products include electroless nickel products, plating products, pre-treatment and cleaning solutions, functional conversion coatings, hard-coated films, and water treatment products; solid sheet printing elements and liquid imaging products; and 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 1922 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Latest CDXS
- SEC Form 8-K filed by Codexis Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Parker H Stewart
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Collins Cynthia
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Richards Christos
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Smith David V
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Singhvi Rahul
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Martinborough Esther
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Dilly Stephen George
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director De Vre Raymond
- Director De Vre Raymond sold $6,174 worth of shares (2,605 units at $2.37), decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 84,811 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest ESI
- SEC Form SD filed by Element Solutions Inc.
- Element Solutions Inc Declares Q2 Dividend of $0.08 Per Share
- Director Filon Elyse Napoli converted options into 6,539 shares, increasing direct ownership by 27% to 30,490 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Sofronas Susan W. converted options into 6,539 shares, increasing direct ownership by 105% to 12,785 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Fraser Christopher T. converted options into 6,539 shares, increasing direct ownership by 11% to 67,312 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Franklin Martin E
- Director Ashken Ian G H converted options into 6,539 shares, disposed of 6,539 shares and acquired 6,539 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Director Goss Michael F converted options into 6,539 shares, increasing direct ownership by 27% to 30,490 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Oneal E Stanley converted options into 6,539 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 154,371 units (SEC Form 4)
- Element Solutions Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits