Huntsman (HUN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN) is a global manufacturer of differentiated chemicals and performance materials. The company supplies products used in construction, automotive, aerospace, electronics, energy, coatings, adhesives, footwear, and other industrial and consumer applications.

Huntsman’s principal offerings include polyurethane systems and polyurethane intermediates, epoxy and other advanced-materials solutions, amines, maleic anhydride, and specialty chemicals. Its materials are used to produce insulation, composites, coatings, adhesives, elastomers, and other products designed to improve durability, energy efficiency, weight, and performance.

Founded in 1970 by Jon M. Huntsman, the company has developed an international manufacturing and distribution network serving customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other global markets. Huntsman is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, and has historically been led by members of the Huntsman family, including Peter R. Huntsman, who succeeded Jon Huntsman as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.10 to $8.67
• 50-Day Range: $8.39 to $12.81
• 52-Week Range: $7.30 to $16.08
• Volume: 3.89 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.05%
• Price Target: $12.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Huntsman Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Huntsman scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 234 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Huntsman has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 9 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Huntsman has a consensus price target of $12.08, representing about 39.7% upside from its current price of $8.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Huntsman has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Huntsman are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.25) to $0.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Huntsman is -8.31, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Huntsman is -8.31, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Huntsman has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.95% of the float of Huntsman has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huntsman has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.05.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huntsman has recently increased by 0.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Huntsman is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Huntsman has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Huntsman will have a dividend payout ratio of 1,750.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Huntsman may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

Huntsman has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Huntsman this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for HUN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $981,000.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0647% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Huntsman insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $981,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.80% of the stock of Huntsman is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.81% of the stock of Huntsman is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HUN
• CIK: 1307954
• Web: www.huntsman.com
• Phone: (281) 719-6000
• Fax: 281-719-6416
• Employees: 6,000
• Year Founded: 1970

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Huntsman: $12.08
• High Price Target: $16.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.04)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$284 million
• Net Margins: -3.05%
• Pretax Margin: -1.41%
• Return on Equity: -3.49%
• Return on Assets: -1.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.59
• Current Ratio: 1.33
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.27
• Cash Flow: $0.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.77
• Book Value: $17.02 per share
• Price / Book: 0.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 175,380,000
• Free Float: 163,453,000
• Market Cap: $1.52 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70