Seaport Res Ptn Estimates Huntsman’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:HUN)

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Huntsman in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.11 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.12. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have 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 report on Wednesday, March 5th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Huntsman from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Huntsman from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price target on shares of Huntsman from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Huntsman presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $17.67.

Huntsman Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:HUN opened at $12.90 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of -11.73 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 1.36. Huntsman has a 52-week low of $11.90 and a 52-week high of $25.92. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $15.63 and a 200 day moving average of $18.07.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last announced its 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 company had revenue of $1.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion. Huntsman had a negative net margin of 3.13% and a negative return on equity of 0.39%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HUN. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,482,011 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $297,171,000 after acquiring an additional 130,702 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Huntsman by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,686,557 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $102,529,000 after purchasing an additional 349,502 shares in the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Huntsman by 320.2% in the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 4,695,678 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $84,663,000 after purchasing an additional 3,578,100 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc. boosted its stake 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 valued at $58,940,000 after purchasing an additional 2,135,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Huntsman by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 3,138,234 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $56,582,000 after buying an additional 82,967 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.81% of the company’s stock.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.75%. Huntsman’s dividend payout ratio is presently -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.