Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $9.02 Million Holdings in Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN)

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) by 4,078.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 500,000 shares of the basic materials company's stock after acquiring an additional 488,035 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. owned 0.29% of Huntsman worth $9,015,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its position in 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 in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in Huntsman by 15.8% during the 4th 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 position in Huntsman by 289.8% during the 4th 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 lifted its position in Huntsman by 30.6% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 741,700 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $13,373,000 after buying an additional 173,800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its position in Huntsman by 28.6% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,074,347 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $19,370,000 after buying an additional 239,193 shares in the last quarter. 84.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have commented on HUN shares. Bank of America cut shares of Huntsman from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $22.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Huntsman from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Huntsman from $19.00 to $13.50 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Huntsman from an "overweight" rating to a "reduce" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Huntsman from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $15.00.

Huntsman Stock Performance

HUN traded down $0.26 on Friday, reaching $11.12. The company had a trading volume of 3,603,592 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,647,507. Huntsman Co. has a fifty-two week low of $11.05 and a fifty-two week high of $25.12. The stock has a market cap of $1.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.11 and a beta of 0.82. The company's fifty day moving average is $13.00 and its 200 day moving average is $16.17. 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 (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11). Huntsman had a negative net margin of 3.13% and a negative return on equity of 0.39%. The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.06) EPS. Huntsman's quarterly revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Huntsman Co. will post 0.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.99%. Huntsman's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -109.89%.

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.