Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for Huntsman Q3 Earnings

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Huntsman in a report issued on Friday, April 4th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings per share of $0.11 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.12. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntsman’s FY2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.78 EPS.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 17th. The basic materials company reported ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.45 billion.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on HUN. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Huntsman from $24.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Alembic Global Advisors cut shares of Huntsman from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Huntsman from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. 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. According to data from MarketBeat, Huntsman has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $19.63.

Huntsman Stock Down 3.7 %

HUN stock opened at $13.38 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $16.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The company has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.16 and a beta of 0.85. Huntsman has a 52 week low of $12.46 and a 52 week high of $25.98.

Institutional Trading of Huntsman

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in Huntsman by 47.5% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 31,263 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $757,000 after buying an additional 10,064 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in Huntsman by 89.4% during the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 19,037 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 8,988 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Huntsman by 2.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,301,850 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $79,905,000 after purchasing an additional 70,382 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in Huntsman by 31,987.3% in the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 96,262 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $2,330,000 after purchasing an additional 95,962 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Huntsman by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 41,599 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $1,007,000 after purchasing an additional 6,877 shares in the last quarter. 84.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.48%. Huntsman’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -90.91%.

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.