Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of Huntsman Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has revised its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Huntsman Corporation to ($0.07), down from a previous forecast of ($0.02).
• Several brokerages including JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley have significantly lowered their target prices for Huntsman, with most analysts assigning a "Hold" rating and a consensus target price of $13.17.
• Huntsman's quarterly revenue dropped by 7.4% year-over-year, and the company reported an earnings per share of ($0.20), missing estimates by ($0.05).

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Huntsman in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 30th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now expects that the basic materials company will earn ($0.07) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.02). 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 ($0.17) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.50) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.02 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.08) EPS.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The basic materials company reported ($0.20) earnings per share 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 net margin of 5.75% and a negative return on equity of 2.45%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on HUN. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Huntsman from an "overweight" rating to a "reduce" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Bank of America downgraded shares of Huntsman from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $22.00 to $15.00 in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Huntsman from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen cut Huntsman from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Huntsman has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $13.17.

Huntsman Stock Down 5.1%

Shares of Huntsman stock traded down $0.49 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.21. 9,365,625 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,663,157. The firm has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a P/E ratio of -4.72 and a beta of 0.70. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $11.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Huntsman has a 52-week low of $9.02 and a 52-week high of $25.12.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huntsman

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 28.6% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,074,347 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $19,370,000 after acquiring an additional 239,193 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Huntsman by 898.5% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 167,206 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $2,640,000 after purchasing an additional 150,461 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 12.6% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 132,516 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $2,096,000 after buying an additional 14,812 shares during the last quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Huntsman by 51.0% during the 1st quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 115,641 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $1,826,000 after buying an additional 39,035 shares during the period. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its position in Huntsman by 72.0% in the first quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 63,424 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $1,001,000 after acquiring an additional 26,551 shares during the period. 84.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Huntsman's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -51.28%.

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.