What is Zacks Research's Estimate for Huntsman Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Zacks Research has significantly revised down its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Huntsman Corporation, now projecting a loss of ($0.14) EPS, compared to a prior estimate of ($0.07).
• The company recently reported quarterly earnings of ($0.20) EPS, missing analyst expectations and showing a 7.4% decline in revenue year-over-year.
• Huntsman has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25, representing a 9.8% dividend yield, with an ex-dividend date of September 15th.

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Huntsman in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn ($0.14) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.07). 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 ($0.22) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.67) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.41 EPS.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Huntsman had a negative return on equity of 2.48% and a negative net margin of 5.75%.Huntsman's quarterly revenue was down 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.14 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on HUN. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Huntsman from $11.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 4th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Huntsman from $20.00 to $13.50 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of Huntsman from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on shares of Huntsman from $12.00 to $10.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Mizuho cut their target price on shares of Huntsman from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $12.06.

Huntsman Price Performance

Shares of HUN traded up $0.1250 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $10.1750. The stock had a trading volume of 3,490,038 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,938,782. The company's fifty day moving average is $10.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.85. Huntsman has a 52 week low of $8.91 and a 52 week high of $25.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.22 and a beta of 0.70.

Institutional Trading of Huntsman

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 345.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 9,926,971 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $151,982,000 after acquiring an additional 7,699,922 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,549,631 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $68,247,000 after acquiring an additional 485,587 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,105,566 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $96,407,000 after acquiring an additional 419,009 shares during the last quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 5,310,768 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $55,338,000 after acquiring an additional 451,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 188.3% during the 4th quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 3,269,000 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $58,940,000 after acquiring an additional 2,135,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.81% of the company's stock.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.8%. Huntsman's payout ratio is presently -51.28%.

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.