What is Seaport Res Ptn's Forecast for Huntsman Q3 Earnings?

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Huntsman in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.21. The consensus estimate for Huntsman's current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Huntsman's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 17th. The basic materials company reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.18). The firm had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.45 billion. Huntsman had a negative net margin of 3.13% and a negative return on equity of 0.39%.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Alembic Global Advisors cut shares of Huntsman from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Huntsman from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Huntsman from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Huntsman from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Huntsman presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $21.63.

Huntsman Stock Down 0.9 %

NYSE HUN traded down $0.15 during trading on Thursday, hitting $17.63. The stock had a trading volume of 2,334,043 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,923,345. The company has a market capitalization of $3.05 billion, a PE ratio of -16.02 and a beta of 0.95. Huntsman has a 12 month low of $15.67 and a 12 month high of $27.01. The company's 50-day moving average price is $17.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.36.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Huntsman by 150.2% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 30,912 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $557,000 after buying an additional 18,555 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 597,715 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $10,777,000 after buying an additional 81,481 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 289.8% during the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 190,139 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $3,428,000 after buying an additional 141,356 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in shares of Huntsman by 30.6% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 741,700 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $13,373,000 after acquiring an additional 173,800 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP grew its stake in shares of Huntsman by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,074,347 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $19,370,000 after acquiring an additional 239,193 shares in the last quarter. 84.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.67%. Huntsman's payout ratio is -90.91%.

Huntsman Company Profile

Huntsman Corporation manufactures and sells diversified organic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, and Advanced Materials. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, polyether and polyester polyols, and thermoplastic polyurethane; and aniline, benzene, nitrobenzene and other co-products.