What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for Huntsman Q1 Earnings?

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Research analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Huntsman in a report issued on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst A. Yefremov forecasts that the basic materials company will earn ($0.13) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.11) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.21) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 17th. The basic materials company reported ($0.25) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.18). Huntsman had a negative net margin of 3.13% and a negative return on equity of 0.39%. The business had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.45 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on HUN. Alembic Global Advisors downgraded Huntsman from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of Huntsman from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Huntsman from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Huntsman from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Huntsman presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.67.

Huntsman Trading Up 1.4 %

NYSE:HUN opened at $13.03 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $16.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of -11.84 and a beta of 0.85. Huntsman has a 12 month low of $11.90 and a 12 month high of $25.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Huntsman in the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Huntsman by 74.9% in 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 during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Huntsman in the 4th quarter valued at about $60,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Huntsman during the 4th quarter valued at about $65,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in Huntsman by 2,388.4% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 4,081 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 3,917 shares during the period. 84.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.68%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Huntsman’s dividend payout ratio is presently -90.91%.

Huntsman Company Profile

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.