Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Huntsman Q3 Earnings

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Huntsman in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now anticipates that the basic materials company will earn $0.15 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.21. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.05 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 17th. The basic materials company reported ($0.25) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by ($0.18). Huntsman had a negative return on equity of 0.03% and a negative net margin of 1.99%. The business had revenue of $1.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.45 billion.

HUN has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Huntsman from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Huntsman from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Alembic Global Advisors lowered shares of Huntsman from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Mizuho lowered their price objective on Huntsman from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on Huntsman from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Huntsman currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.88.

Huntsman Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of HUN stock opened at $18.06 on Thursday. Huntsman has a 1-year low of $15.67 and a 1-year high of $27.01. The company has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.17 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in Huntsman by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 597,715 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $10,777,000 after buying an additional 81,481 shares during the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Huntsman by 289.8% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 190,139 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,428,000 after acquiring an additional 141,356 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 30.6% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 741,700 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $13,373,000 after purchasing an additional 173,800 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP grew its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,074,347 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $19,370,000 after purchasing an additional 239,193 shares during the period. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP increased its position in Huntsman by 8.0% during the fourth quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 636,415 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $11,475,000 after purchasing an additional 47,209 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.81% of the company’s stock.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Huntsman’s dividend payout ratio is currently -144.93%.

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.