Huntsman (HUN) Competitors $11.49 -0.39 (-3.28%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.43 -0.06 (-0.56%) As of 07/11/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HUN vs. AVNT, CC, CE, DOW, EMN, LYB, NTR, OLN, TROX, and WLKShould you be buying Huntsman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Huntsman include Avient (AVNT), Chemours (CC), Celanese (CE), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), LyondellBasell Industries (LYB), Nutrien (NTR), Olin (OLN), Tronox (TROX), and Westlake (WLK). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Huntsman vs. Its Competitors Avient Chemours Celanese DOW Eastman Chemical LyondellBasell Industries Nutrien Olin Tronox Westlake Avient (NYSE:AVNT) and Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is AVNT or HUN more profitable? Avient has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -2.63%. Avient's return on equity of 10.48% beat Huntsman's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avient3.09% 10.48% 4.16% Huntsman -2.63%-0.65%-0.29% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AVNT or HUN? 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Huntsman shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AVNT or HUN? Avient has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Huntsman. Huntsman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvient$3.24B0.97$169.50M$1.0731.94Huntsman$6.04B0.33-$189M-$0.91-12.63 Does the media favor AVNT or HUN? In the previous week, Huntsman had 16 more articles in the media than Avient. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Huntsman and 7 mentions for Avient. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Huntsman's score of 0.03 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avient 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Huntsman 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate AVNT or HUN? Avient presently has a consensus price target of $46.80, suggesting a potential upside of 36.92%. Huntsman has a consensus price target of $14.28, suggesting a potential upside of 24.26%. Given Avient's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Avient is more favorable than Huntsman.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avient 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Huntsman 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90 Is AVNT or HUN a better dividend stock? Avient pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Avient pays out 100.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Huntsman pays out -109.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avient has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Huntsman has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, AVNT or HUN? Avient has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntsman has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAvient beats Huntsman on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Huntsman News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HUN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HUN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HUN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHuntsmanCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.00B$11.78B$3.30B$20.62BDividend Yield8.70%3.32%5.14%3.72%P/E Ratio-12.6322.9192.7527.81Price / Sales0.334.7831,115,530,772,816,400.0040.78Price / Cash7.207.6423.8922.32Price / Book0.631.646.064.57Net Income-$189M$507.43M$147.90M$989.30M7 Day Performance3.23%2.82%2.30%0.20%1 Month Performance5.46%7.92%6.05%5.53%1 Year Performance-49.05%-5.05%26.47%10.30% Huntsman Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HUNHuntsman4.0102 of 5 stars$11.49-3.3%$14.28+24.3%-49.0%$2.00B$6.04B-12.636,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownAVNTAvient4.519 of 5 stars$33.14-3.7%$46.80+41.2%-22.0%$3.03B$3.24B30.979,200News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap DownCCChemours4.4461 of 5 stars$12.42-3.9%$17.33+39.6%-43.6%$1.86B$5.78B62.106,000News CoverageAnalyst RevisionCECelanese3.6999 of 5 stars$58.10-4.6%$63.50+9.3%-57.1%$6.36B$10.28B-3.8212,163Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownDOWDOW3.3086 of 5 stars$27.53-3.3%$33.65+22.2%-44.2%$19.46B$42.96B68.8336,000Analyst ForecastGap DownEMNEastman Chemical4.8222 of 5 stars$78.18-1.7%$98.54+26.0%-18.6%$9.03B$9.38B9.9514,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastLYBLyondellBasell Industries4.4109 of 5 stars$60.79-2.0%$68.31+12.4%-32.0%$19.54B$40.30B18.7620,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastNTRNutrien3.3706 of 5 stars$60.75+1.0%$62.29+2.5%+22.7%$29.59B$25.97B56.7825,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastOLNOlin4.6308 of 5 stars$21.07-3.9%$27.67+31.3%-54.5%$2.43B$6.54B41.317,676Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeTROXTronox4.7329 of 5 stars$5.24-6.1%$7.63+45.5%-65.6%$830.33M$3.07B-5.526,500Analyst ForecastGap DownWLKWestlake4.2774 of 5 stars$78.77-2.9%$90.85+15.3%-41.7%$10.10B$12.14B26.4315,540News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AVNT Competitors CC Competitors CE Competitors DOW Competitors EMN Competitors LYB Competitors NTR Competitors OLN Competitors TROX Competitors WLK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HUN) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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