HUN stock sentiment todayHuntsman Corp
Sentiment verdict
Gossip first, financials second — COLD at 75% confidence.
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HUN
Huntsman CorpHuntsman is currently trapped in a cyclical trough with deteriorating margins and significant price pressure in its core Polyurethanes segment.
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Price · last 12 months
Gossip
Market sentiment is weighed down by the prolonged slump in global construction and DIY demand. Investors are frustrated by the company's inability to pass through costs and the lack of a meaningful recovery catalyst in Europe and China.
- ·Persistently weak residential construction demand
- ·Oversupply in the global MDI (Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate) market
- ·Skeptical outlook on short-term specialty chemical recovery
Financial
Huntsman's fundamentals have weakened significantly over the last 12 months, characterized by negative free cash flow in recent quarters and shrinking EBITDA margins. While the balance sheet is not in immediate distress, dividend coverage is becoming a point of concern.
- ·Negative revenue growth YoY (-15% to -20% range)
- ·P/E ratio currently distorted by depressed earnings
- ·High sensitivity to raw material price volatility (benzene/natural gas)
Conviction
Whose money is actually in the stock — insider open-market trades and the patience of the institutional holder base.
Mixed conviction — no decisive signal from insiders or the holder base.
- ·Insiders bought a net $981K on the open market in the last 120 days.
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Risks
- ·Continued stagnation in the Chinese housing market affecting global chemical pricing
- ·Dividend sustainability risk if cash flow does not normalize by 2025
- ·Persistent destocking cycles in the Performance Products segment
Peer temperature
How direct competitors stack up against HUN right now.
- NEUTRALDOWDow Inc.
WARMER — Offers a higher dividend yield and better economies of scale in feedstock procurement than HUN.
See full analysis → - COLDBASFYBASF SE
NEUTRAL — Faces similar European energy cost headwinds but has broader geographic diversification than HUN.
See full analysis → - HOTWLKWestlake Corporation
HOTTER — Superior margin profile due to its strong position in the housing-adjacent PVC market and lower leverage.
See full analysis →
- HUN-5.4%
- DOW-3.3%
- BASFY+2.4%
- WLK-5.5%
Analyst price target
Consensus average of 12 analysts · median 11.00
Source: StockAnalysis.com · updated 2026-08-20
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