Q1 Earnings Estimate for Huntsman Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Huntsman in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison expects that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.47 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS.

HUN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 13th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Huntsman has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.63.

Huntsman Price Performance

Huntsman stock opened at $17.63 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $17.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $20.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.05 billion, a PE ratio of -16.02 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Huntsman has a 12-month low of $15.67 and a 12-month high of $27.01.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 0.39% and a negative net margin of 3.13%. The business had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.45 billion.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Huntsman’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -90.91%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Huntsman during the fourth quarter worth about $40,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in Huntsman by 74.9% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,232 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 956 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC acquired a new stake in Huntsman in the third quarter valued at approximately $62,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new stake in Huntsman in the third quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in Huntsman in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $60,000. 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.