Huntsman Corp (NYSE: HUN) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 7.30 compared to its previous closing price of 12.05. However, the company has seen a gain of 11.37% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-06 that Lower average selling prices hurt HUN’s Polyurethanes segment sales in the first quarter.
Is It Worth Investing in Huntsman Corp (NYSE: HUN) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for HUN is at 0.82. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HUN is 163.84M, and currently, shorts hold a 4.65% of that float. The average trading volume for HUN on May 13, 2025 was 3.98M shares.
HUN’s Market Performance
HUN stock saw a decrease of 11.37% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -3.79% and a quarterly a decrease of -23.90%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.86%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.20% for Huntsman Corp (HUN). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.40% for HUN’s stock, with a -31.35% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HUN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HUN stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for HUN by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for HUN in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $13 based on the research report published on May 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HUN reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for HUN stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 15th, 2025.
HUN Trading at -11.56% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HUN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -49.84% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.86%, as shares sank -5.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -23.63% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HUN rose by +11.37%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -43.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.75. In addition, Huntsman Corp saw -28.29% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HUN starting from Huntsman Peter R, who purchase 45,000 shares at the price of $11.19 back on May 07 ’25. After this action, Huntsman Peter R now owns 6,600,227 shares of Huntsman Corp, valued at $503,405 using the latest closing price.
Huntsman Peter R, the Chairman, President & CEO of Huntsman Corp, purchase 42,000 shares at $11.74 during a trade that took place back on May 05 ’25, which means that Huntsman Peter R is holding 6,555,227 shares at $492,954 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HUN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.01 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for Huntsman Corp stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -4.46, with -1.84 for asset returns.
Based on Huntsman Corp (HUN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.11. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.8. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 329.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.5for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.83. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.48.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Huntsman Corp (HUN) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
