Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of Huntsman Q1 Earnings

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Huntsman in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn ($0.10) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.07). The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.00 EPS.

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

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on HUN. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Huntsman from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 9th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Huntsman from $18.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 7th. Royal Bank of Canada raised 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. Mizuho dropped their price target on Huntsman from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Alembic Global Advisors lowered Huntsman from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. 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 MarketBeat, Huntsman currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $17.67.

Huntsman Price Performance

NYSE HUN opened at $13.36 on Thursday. Huntsman has a 1 year low of $11.90 and a 1 year high of $25.92. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $15.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.00. The company has a market cap of $2.32 billion, a PE ratio of -12.15 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HUN. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Huntsman by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 38,070 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $686,000 after acquiring an additional 674 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 956 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased 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 worth $571,000 after buying an additional 1,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC raised its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 84.81% of the company’s stock.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. 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.