Q1 Earnings Forecast for Huntsman Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Huntsman Co. (NYSE:HUN) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Huntsman in a report released on Monday, May 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.13. The consensus estimate for Huntsman’s current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Huntsman’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on HUN. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Huntsman from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research note on Monday. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Huntsman from $20.00 to $13.50 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Alembic Global Advisors downgraded shares of Huntsman from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of Huntsman from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $15.00.

Huntsman Price Performance

Shares of Huntsman stock opened at $11.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The company has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a PE ratio of -10.37 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $14.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.36. Huntsman has a fifty-two week low of $11.32 and a fifty-two week high of $25.78.

Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The basic materials company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11). The company had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarterly revenue was down 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.06) earnings per share.

Huntsman Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.77%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Huntsman’s payout ratio is -109.89%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntsman

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HUN. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Huntsman by 10.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,342,478 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $32,488,000 after purchasing an additional 124,841 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Huntsman by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,482,011 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $297,171,000 after acquiring an additional 130,702 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Huntsman by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,686,557 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $102,529,000 after acquiring an additional 349,502 shares during the last quarter. First Hawaiian Bank bought a new stake in shares of Huntsman during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $569,000. Finally, Madison Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Huntsman in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,338,000. 84.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.