Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Huntsman in a research note issued on Friday, April 4th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.12. The consensus estimate for Huntsman's current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntsman's FY2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS.
Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 17th. The basic materials company reported ($0.25) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.18). Huntsman had a negative net margin of 3.13% and a negative return on equity of 0.39%. The business had revenue of $1.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion.
A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on HUN. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Huntsman from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Huntsman from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup cut their price target on Huntsman from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on Huntsman from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $18.00.
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Huntsman Stock Performance
NYSE:HUN traded up $0.20 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $13.64. 3,458,514 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,321,436. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $16.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.65. The firm has a market cap of $2.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.40 and a beta of 0.85. Huntsman has a one year low of $11.90 and a one year high of $25.92.
Huntsman Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Huntsman's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -90.91%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Huntsman by 320.2% during the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 4,695,678 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $84,663,000 after buying an additional 3,578,100 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 188.3% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 3,269,000 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $58,940,000 after acquiring an additional 2,135,000 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Huntsman during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,464,000. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 70.2% in the fourth quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 2,762,907 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $49,815,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,549 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Huntsman by 61.3% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,712,163 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $30,870,000 after purchasing an additional 650,951 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.81% of the company's stock.
About Huntsman
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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.
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