FY2025 EPS Estimates for Huntsman Cut by Zacks Research

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Huntsman in a research note issued on Thursday, June 26th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now forecasts that the basic materials company will earn ($0.44) per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of ($0.43). 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 ($0.15) EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.06) EPS.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11). Huntsman had a negative net margin of 2.63% and a negative return on equity of 0.65%. The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.06) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

HUN has been the topic of several other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Huntsman from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huntsman from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Bank of America cut Huntsman from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $22.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. 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 note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on shares of Huntsman from $19.00 to $13.50 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Huntsman currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $15.00.

Huntsman Stock Performance

Shares of HUN stock opened at $10.42 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of -11.45 and a beta of 0.73. 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 has a 52 week low of $10.13 and a 52 week high of $25.12.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. Huntsman’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -109.89%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Huntsman by 40.5% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 31,306 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $541,000 after buying an additional 9,025 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in Huntsman by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,376,868 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $24,825,000 after acquiring an additional 357,136 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Huntsman during the 4th quarter worth $387,000. Versor Investments LP lifted its position in Huntsman by 165.1% in the fourth quarter. Versor Investments LP now owns 28,100 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $507,000 after acquiring an additional 17,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Huntsman by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,686,557 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $102,529,000 after acquiring an additional 349,502 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.81% of the company’s stock.

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.