What is Zacks Research's Estimate for 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) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huntsman in a research report issued 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 prior 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.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on HUN. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huntsman from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. UBS Group decreased their price target 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Huntsman from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Citigroup decreased their price target on shares of Huntsman from $11.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Huntsman from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $22.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $12.28.

Huntsman Price Performance

NYSE HUN traded up $0.05 on Friday, reaching $9.41. 2,414,430 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,873,845. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $11.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.70. The company has a market cap of $1.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.82 and a beta of 0.70. Huntsman has a 12 month low of $9.02 and a 12 month high of $25.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $1.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.51 billion. Huntsman had a negative return on equity of 2.45% and a negative net margin of 5.75%. The company's revenue was down 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Huntsman by 177.9% in the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,179 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,395 shares during the period. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Huntsman by 74.9% during the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,232 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 956 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in Huntsman by 1,717.9% in the 1st quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 3,254 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 3,075 shares in the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new position in Huntsman in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in Huntsman during the 1st quarter valued at $53,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.81% of the company's stock.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 10.6%. Huntsman's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -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.