Q2 Earnings Forecast for Huntsman Issued By Zacks Research

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Huntsman in a report issued 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 previous 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.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Bank of America lowered shares of Huntsman from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $22.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Huntsman from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. 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. Wells Fargo & Company downgraded shares of Huntsman from an "overweight" rating to a "reduce" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Huntsman from $20.00 to $13.50 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Huntsman has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $15.00.

Huntsman Trading Up 4.2%

Huntsman stock traded up $0.46 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $11.50. The stock had a trading volume of 1,220,735 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,600,788. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Huntsman has a 52-week low of $10.75 and a 52-week high of $25.12. The firm has a market cap of $2.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.45 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a fifty day moving average of $12.89 and a 200 day moving average of $16.06.

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

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 paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.70%. Huntsman's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -109.89%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC grew its position in Huntsman by 74.9% during the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,232 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 956 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its position in Huntsman by 9.7% during the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 11,004 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $174,000 after buying an additional 972 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Huntsman by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 31,694 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $571,000 after buying an additional 1,212 shares during the period. Mariner LLC grew its position in Huntsman by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 13,550 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 1,233 shares during the period. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP grew its position in shares of Huntsman by 6.8% in the first quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 19,434 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $307,000 after purchasing an additional 1,239 shares during the period. 84.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Huntsman

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.