Huntsman Corp (HUN)
NYSEMaterialsChemicalsSnapshot 2026-10-29
$8.97-1.54%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEMaterialsChemicalsSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Materials: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
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Primary pillar under pressure — Enhance cash flow from operations: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 49% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskHUN’s case rests on pricing initiatives restoring profitability, with revenue growth at 14% year over year. Q2 FY2026 revenue exceeded expectations, but reported GAAP earnings missed consensus. HUN trades at 0.3× sales versus a 1.4× peer median, with its own historical multiple at 0.3×. The price reflects less growth than our forecast, despite those weak earnings. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 55%. The cash-flow pillar comparison needs review, so its break remains unverified. Peer multiples imply a price about 55% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. HUN is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 15 analysts currently covering HUN (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for HUN in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 3 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Diversified Chemicals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Increase profitability through pricing initiatives
Weak construction demand may impact pricing initiatives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $8.97
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $8.97.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
$50M sale enhances cash flow and profitability.
$94M award significantly boosts cash flow.
