Zacks Research Estimates Huntsman’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:HUN)

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Huntsman in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 23rd. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.06. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is ($0.21) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q1 2028 earnings at $0.06 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on HUN. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Huntsman from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $12.00 price target on Huntsman in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Huntsman in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Huntsman from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Huntsman from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Huntsman currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $13.67.

Huntsman Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:HUN opened at $12.80 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $12.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $12.79. Huntsman has a 1 year low of $7.30 and a 1 year high of $16.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of $2.25 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.67 and a beta of 0.69.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The basic materials company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.23) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.39 billion. Huntsman had a negative net margin of 5.83% and a negative return on equity of 4.60%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.11) earnings per share.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.0875 per share. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Huntsman’s dividend payout ratio is currently -18.23%.

Institutional Trading of Huntsman

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Huntsman by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,880,912 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $178,809,000 after buying an additional 1,523,590 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Huntsman by 29.8% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 12,062,972 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $106,878,000 after acquiring an additional 2,772,563 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in shares of Huntsman by 83.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 7,364,206 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $66,131,000 after acquiring an additional 3,351,265 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,969,687 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $69,697,000 after acquiring an additional 336,966 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Huntsman by 16.9% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,950,777 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $92,509,000 after acquiring an additional 1,003,187 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.81% of the company’s stock.

About Huntsman

Huntsman Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals with headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas. Founded in 1970 by entrepreneur Jon Huntsman Sr., the company has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to establish a broad portfolio of products serving diverse end markets. Huntsman maintains a presence in more than 30 countries, operating manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East.

The company organizes its operations into several core business segments, including Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials, and Textile Effects.