Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for Huntsman Q2 Earnings

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Huntsman in a report released on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn ($0.15) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.03. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.43) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.04) EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.43 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on the company. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Huntsman from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Huntsman from $19.00 to $13.50 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Huntsman from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Huntsman from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $22.00 to $20.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $15.00.

Huntsman Price Performance

Huntsman stock opened at $12.19 on Monday. Huntsman has a 52 week low of $11.15 and a 52 week high of $25.78. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $13.86 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.65. The stock has a market cap of $2.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.08 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.11). Huntsman had a negative net margin of 3.13% and a negative return on equity of 0.39%. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.06) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Huntsman

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 956 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Huntsman by 9.7% in the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 11,004 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $174,000 after purchasing an additional 972 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in Huntsman by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 31,694 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $571,000 after buying an additional 1,212 shares during the period. Mariner LLC grew its stake in shares of Huntsman by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 13,550 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $244,000 after buying an additional 1,233 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Entropy Technologies LP increased its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 6.8% in the first quarter. Entropy Technologies LP now owns 19,434 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 1,239 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.81% of the company’s stock.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.20%. Huntsman’s dividend payout ratio is -109.89%.

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.