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HUN vs. CC, CE, DOW, EMN, and FUL

Should you buy Huntsman stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Huntsman with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Huntsman include Chemours (CC), Celanese (CE), DOW (DOW), Eastman Chemical (EMN), and H. B. Fuller (FUL). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

How does Huntsman compare to Chemours?

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) and Chemours (NYSE:CC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Huntsman pays out -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemours pays out -13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. 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.

Huntsman has a net margin of -5.83% compared to Chemours' net margin of -6.82%. Chemours' return on equity of 52.49% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Huntsman-5.83% -4.60% -1.93%
Chemours -6.82%52.49%1.78%

Huntsman has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chemours has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

84.8% of Huntsman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Chemours shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Huntsman shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Chemours shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Huntsman has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chemours. Chemours is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntsman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Huntsman$5.68B0.44-$284M-$1.92N/A
Chemours$5.81B0.53-$386M-$2.64N/A

Huntsman presently has a consensus price target of $13.17, indicating a potential downside of 7.64%. Chemours has a consensus price target of $24.60, indicating a potential upside of 21.23%. Given Chemours' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chemours is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Huntsman
4 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.93
Chemours
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42

In the previous week, Huntsman had 10 more articles in the media than Chemours. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Huntsman and 0 mentions for Chemours. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Chemours' score of -1.00 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Huntsman Positive
Chemours Negative

Summary

Huntsman beats Chemours on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Huntsman compare to Celanese?

Celanese (NYSE:CE) and Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Celanese presently has a consensus price target of $67.81, suggesting a potential upside of 34.34%. Huntsman has a consensus price target of $13.17, suggesting a potential downside of 7.64%. Given Celanese's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Celanese is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Celanese
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Huntsman
4 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.93

Celanese has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Huntsman has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Huntsman has a net margin of -5.83% compared to Celanese's net margin of -11.54%. Celanese's return on equity of 9.92% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Celanese-11.54% 9.92% 2.12%
Huntsman -5.83%-4.60%-1.93%

98.9% of Celanese shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Celanese shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Celanese and Celanese both had 10 articles in the media. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Celanese's score of 0.52 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Celanese
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Huntsman
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Celanese pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Celanese pays out -1.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntsman pays out -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Huntsman has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Huntsman has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Celanese. Huntsman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celanese, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Celanese$9.54B0.58-$1.17B-$10.01N/A
Huntsman$5.68B0.44-$284M-$1.92N/A

Summary

Celanese beats Huntsman on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Huntsman compare to DOW?

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) and DOW (NYSE:DOW) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Huntsman had 7 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Huntsman and 3 mentions for DOW. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat DOW's score of 0.29 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Huntsman
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DOW
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Huntsman has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DOW has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. DOW pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Huntsman pays out -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DOW pays out -35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Huntsman has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. DOW is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Huntsman has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DOW. DOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntsman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Huntsman$5.68B0.44-$284M-$1.92N/A
DOW$39.97B0.62-$2.62B-$3.99N/A

84.8% of Huntsman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of DOW shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Huntsman shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DOW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Huntsman has a net margin of -5.83% compared to DOW's net margin of -7.24%. DOW's return on equity of -4.29% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Huntsman-5.83% -4.60% -1.93%
DOW -7.24%-4.29%-1.29%

Huntsman currently has a consensus target price of $13.17, suggesting a potential downside of 7.64%. DOW has a consensus target price of $40.61, suggesting a potential upside of 18.37%. Given DOW's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DOW is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Huntsman
4 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.93
DOW
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

Summary

Huntsman and DOW tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Huntsman compare to Eastman Chemical?

Eastman Chemical (NYSE:EMN) and Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Eastman Chemical presently has a consensus price target of $80.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.37%. Huntsman has a consensus price target of $13.17, indicating a potential downside of 7.64%. Given Eastman Chemical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Eastman Chemical is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eastman Chemical
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Huntsman
4 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.93

Eastman Chemical has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Huntsman has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Eastman Chemical has a net margin of 4.62% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -5.83%. Eastman Chemical's return on equity of 8.88% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eastman Chemical4.62% 8.88% 3.52%
Huntsman -5.83%-4.60%-1.93%

In the previous week, Huntsman had 8 more articles in the media than Eastman Chemical. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Huntsman and 2 mentions for Eastman Chemical. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Eastman Chemical's score of -0.27 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Eastman Chemical
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Huntsman
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Eastman Chemical has higher revenue and earnings than Huntsman. Huntsman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastman Chemical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eastman Chemical$8.75B0.93$474M$3.4520.70
Huntsman$5.68B0.44-$284M-$1.92N/A

83.7% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Eastman Chemical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Eastman Chemical pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Eastman Chemical pays out 97.4% 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 -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eastman Chemical has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Huntsman has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Eastman Chemical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Eastman Chemical beats Huntsman on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Huntsman compare to H. B. Fuller?

H. B. Fuller (NYSE:FUL) and Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

H. B. Fuller currently has a consensus price target of $63.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.81%. Huntsman has a consensus price target of $13.17, suggesting a potential downside of 7.64%. Given H. B. Fuller's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe H. B. Fuller is more favorable than Huntsman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
H. B. Fuller
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Huntsman
4 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.93

H. B. Fuller has a net margin of 4.62% compared to Huntsman's net margin of -5.83%. H. B. Fuller's return on equity of 11.84% beat Huntsman's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
H. B. Fuller4.62% 11.84% 4.52%
Huntsman -5.83%-4.60%-1.93%

In the previous week, Huntsman had 7 more articles in the media than H. B. Fuller. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Huntsman and 3 mentions for H. B. Fuller. H. B. Fuller's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Huntsman's score of 0.57 indicating that H. B. Fuller is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
H. B. Fuller
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Huntsman
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

95.9% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of H. B. Fuller shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

H. B. Fuller pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. H. B. Fuller pays out 32.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntsman pays out -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. H. B. Fuller has raised its dividend for 57 consecutive years and Huntsman has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

H. B. Fuller has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Huntsman. Huntsman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H. B. Fuller, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
H. B. Fuller$3.47B0.96$151.97M$3.0320.28
Huntsman$5.68B0.44-$284M-$1.92N/A

H. B. Fuller has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Huntsman has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

H. B. Fuller beats Huntsman on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HUN vs. The Competition

MetricHuntsmanCHEM IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.50B$12.51B$4.56B$22.82B
Dividend Yield2.46%2.36%5.01%4.11%
P/E Ratio-7.4235.1221.4830.13
Price / Sales0.441.915,986.1921.00
Price / Cash14.8912.0126.8023.85
Price / Book0.841.918.704.59
Net Income-$284M$162.94M$156.92M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-3.45%-3.78%-6.26%-0.60%
1 Month Performance-4.83%-0.02%-7.50%-1.14%
1 Year Performance17.87%29.07%52.79%18.94%

Huntsman Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HUN
Huntsman
1.76 of 5 stars
$14.26
-2.0%
$13.17
-7.6%
+25.4%$2.50B$5.68BN/A6,000
CC
Chemours
3.6851 of 5 stars
$22.40
+1.1%
$24.60
+9.8%
+79.0%$3.33B$5.82BN/A5,700
CE
Celanese
4.2835 of 5 stars
$55.43
+4.3%
$67.81
+22.3%
-10.4%$5.83B$9.54BN/A11,434
DOW
DOW
3.5836 of 5 stars
$34.71
+2.8%
$40.94
+18.0%
+12.9%$24.33B$39.97BN/A34,600
EMN
Eastman Chemical
4.5876 of 5 stars
$75.43
-0.6%
$80.25
+6.4%
-8.9%$8.68B$8.64B21.8613,000

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