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FY2026 EPS Estimates for Huntsman Lowered by Zacks Research

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Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Huntsman in a research report issued on Thursday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now expects that the basic materials company will earn $0.11 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.12. The consensus estimate for Huntsman's current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntsman's FY2027 earnings at $0.34 EPS.

HUN has been the subject of several other reports. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Huntsman from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Huntsman from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Huntsman from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Huntsman from $19.00 to $13.50 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Huntsman from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Huntsman has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $15.00.

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Huntsman Trading Down 1.3%

Huntsman stock traded down $0.14 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $10.42. 2,333,262 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,792,573. Huntsman has a 52 week low of $10.13 and a 52 week high of $25.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of -11.45 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.91.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion for 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 revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.06) earnings per share.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.60%. Huntsman's dividend payout ratio is presently -109.89%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Huntsman by 40.5% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 31,306 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $541,000 after acquiring an additional 9,025 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its stake in Huntsman by 41.2% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 372,799 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $6,722,000 after purchasing an additional 108,715 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Huntsman during the fourth quarter worth about $897,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Huntsman by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,376,868 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $24,825,000 after acquiring an additional 357,136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Huntsman in the 4th quarter valued at $387,000. 84.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Huntsman

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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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