Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for Huntsman Earnings

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Huntsman in a report released on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst S. Rathi now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.01. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.05) EPS.

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

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on HUN. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Huntsman from $15.00 to $12.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen cut Huntsman from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 21st. Wells Fargo & Company cut Huntsman from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Huntsman from $19.00 to $13.50 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Bank of America cut Huntsman from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $22.00 to $15.00 in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $15.00.

Huntsman Stock Down 2.3%

Shares of Huntsman stock opened at $11.12 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.11 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. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $13.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.15. Huntsman has a 12-month low of $11.05 and a 12-month high of $25.12.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HUN. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Huntsman by 177.9% in the first quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,179 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 1,395 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Huntsman in the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC lifted its position 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 worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 956 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in Huntsman by 1,717.9% in the first quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 3,254 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 3,075 shares during the period. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Huntsman in the fourth quarter worth $60,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.81% of the company’s stock.

Huntsman Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.99%. Huntsman’s payout ratio is -109.89%.

Huntsman Company Profile

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.