FY2025 EPS Estimates for Huntsman Lowered by Zacks Research

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Huntsman in a report issued on Thursday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now expects that the basic materials company will post earnings of ($0.44) per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of ($0.43). The consensus estimate for Huntsman's current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntsman's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.51 billion. Huntsman had a negative return on equity of 0.65% and a negative net margin of 2.63%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.06) EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on HUN. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Huntsman from $20.00 to $13.50 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, May 5th. Bank of America cut Huntsman from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $22.00 to $15.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Huntsman from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Huntsman from $19.00 to $13.50 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut Huntsman from an "overweight" rating to a "reduce" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Huntsman currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $15.00.

Huntsman Price Performance

Shares of Huntsman stock opened at $10.56 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $11.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.91. Huntsman has a one year low of $10.13 and a one year high of $25.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.48. The stock has a market cap of $1.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.60 and a beta of 0.73.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Huntsman's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -109.89%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Huntsman by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,482,011 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $297,171,000 after purchasing an additional 130,702 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 345.7% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 9,926,971 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $151,982,000 after acquiring an additional 7,699,922 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,105,566 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $96,407,000 after acquiring an additional 419,009 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,064,044 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $95,751,000 after acquiring an additional 75,097 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 4,859,007 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $76,724,000 after acquiring an additional 163,329 shares in the last quarter. 84.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.

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