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Huntsman (HUN) Competitors

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$18.26 +0.38 (+2.13%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET)

HUN vs. EMN, FMC, OLN, LXU, DD, PPG, DOW, BCPC, ASH, and IOSP

Should you be buying Huntsman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Huntsman include Eastman Chemical (EMN), FMC (FMC), Olin (OLN), LSB Industries (LXU), DuPont de Nemours (DD), PPG Industries (PPG), DOW (DOW), Balchem (BCPC), Ashland (ASH), and Innospec (IOSP).

Huntsman vs.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) and Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, Huntsman had 9 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Huntsman and 11 mentions for Eastman Chemical. Eastman Chemical's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Huntsman's score of 0.08 indicating that Eastman Chemical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Huntsman
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
7 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Eastman Chemical
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 9.47% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -1.99%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 15.37% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Huntsman-1.99% -0.03% -0.01%
Eastman Chemical 9.47%15.37%5.84%

Huntsman has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Huntsman shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Huntsman. Huntsman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastman Chemical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Huntsman$5.99B0.53$101M-$0.69-26.46
Eastman Chemical$9.34B1.14$894M$7.4712.28

Eastman Chemical received 89 more outperform votes than Huntsman when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.10% of users gave Huntsman an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Eastman Chemical an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
HuntsmanOutperform Votes
624
66.10%
Underperform Votes
320
33.90%
Eastman ChemicalOutperform Votes
713
63.60%
Underperform Votes
408
36.40%

Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Huntsman pays out -144.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastman Chemical pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Eastman Chemical has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Huntsman currently has a consensus price target of $24.14, indicating a potential upside of 32.22%. Eastman Chemical has a consensus price target of $113.92, indicating a potential upside of 24.15%. Given Huntsman's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Huntsman is more favorable than Eastman Chemical.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Huntsman
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Eastman Chemical
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.46

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Huntsman on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HUN vs. The Competition

MetricHuntsmanChemicals & allied products IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.16B$5.01B$2.72B$19.19B
Dividend Yield5.39%2.74%5.22%3.57%
P/E Ratio-26.4617.10111.9041.22
Price / Sales0.5354.33812,984.8517.59
Price / Cash9.8011.1223.6221.28
Price / Book0.913.463.335.32
Net Income$101M$232.63M$150.55M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-4.15%-4.96%-2.84%-3.45%
1 Month Performance-7.24%-4.37%2.97%-3.74%
1 Year Performance-28.38%1.64%17.18%12.06%

Huntsman Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HUN
Huntsman
4.5793 of 5 stars
$18.26
+2.1%
$24.14
+32.2%
-27.6%$3.16B$5.99B-26.466,000Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
EMN
Eastman Chemical
4.9477 of 5 stars
$97.00
-0.7%
$114.46
+18.0%
+4.6%$11.24B$9.34B13.0314,000Analyst Downgrade
FMC
FMC
4.7299 of 5 stars
$52.14
-2.5%
$68.00
+30.4%
-16.0%$6.51B$4.17B4.606,600Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
OLN
Olin
4.9294 of 5 stars
$35.88
-3.8%
$50.14
+39.8%
-35.9%$4.18B$6.83B29.037,326Buyback Announcement
LXU
LSB Industries
3.3805 of 5 stars
$8.75
-0.5%
$10.25
+17.1%
-16.8%$626.68M$520.11M-41.86570Positive News
DD
DuPont de Nemours
4.7476 of 5 stars
$80.39
-0.6%
$95.42
+18.7%
+5.5%$33.60B$12.19B42.5524,000Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
PPG
PPG Industries
4.7091 of 5 stars
$123.64
-0.4%
$149.93
+21.3%
-17.8%$28.68B$18.25B19.6853,000Analyst Forecast
DOW
DOW
4.5645 of 5 stars
$40.41
-1.1%
$54.25
+34.2%
-26.8%$28.29B$43.18B27.2435,900Analyst Forecast
BCPC
Balchem
4.6726 of 5 stars
$175.89
+0.1%
$190.00
+8.0%
+15.6%$5.72B$942.38M47.281,302Positive News
ASH
Ashland
4.8175 of 5 stars
$74.69
-0.1%
$102.00
+36.6%
-15.2%$3.52B$2.11B22.323,200
IOSP
Innospec
3.3297 of 5 stars
$116.45
+0.5%
N/A-9.7%$2.90B$1.95B20.222,400Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NYSE:HUN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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