What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Huntsman Q2 Earnings?

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huntsman in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now anticipates that the basic materials company will post earnings of ($0.02) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.01. The consensus estimate for Huntsman's current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntsman's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.05) EPS.

HUN has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Huntsman from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen cut Huntsman from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price objective on Huntsman from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Citigroup lowered their price target on Huntsman from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Huntsman from $19.00 to $13.50 and set a "sell" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Three 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Huntsman presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $15.00.

Huntsman Stock Down 2.3%

Huntsman stock traded down $0.26 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $11.12. The stock had a trading volume of 3,603,592 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,650,777. The company has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.11 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $13.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.15. Huntsman has a one year low of $11.05 and a one year high of $25.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.11). The business had revenue of $1.41 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Huntsman had a negative return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 3.13%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.06) earnings per share.

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 issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Huntsman's dividend payout ratio is -109.89%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huntsman

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HUN. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 7,699,922 shares during the period. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its position in Huntsman by 320.2% in the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 4,695,678 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $84,663,000 after acquiring an additional 3,578,100 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in Huntsman by 188.3% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 3,269,000 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $58,940,000 after purchasing an additional 2,135,000 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in Huntsman in the 4th quarter worth $37,464,000. Finally, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. raised its holdings in Huntsman by 70.2% in the 4th quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 2,762,907 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $49,815,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,549 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.81% of the company's stock.

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.