Analyzing Huntsman Corp (HUN)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

At the time of writing, Huntsman Corp [HUN] stock is trading at $26.00, up 0.81%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The HUN shares have gain 2.85% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.15%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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On 21, February 2024, Huntsman Announces Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Fourth Quarter Highlights.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Huntsman Corp [NYSE: HUN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 23, 2024, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and also boosted its price target to $32 from $25. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on December 11, 2023, and kept the price target unchanged to $28. On October 18, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $27 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $27 on June 14, 2023. Mizuho initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $27 as its price target on April 12, 2023. Vertical Research downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on February 22, 2023. In a note dated November 08, 2022, Tudor Pickering Holt & Co. downgraded an Hold rating on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Huntsman Corp fluctuated between $22.14 and $30.40. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $35.92 within the next 12 months. Huntsman Corp [NYSE: HUN] shares were valued at $26.00 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 38.15% based on the average HUN price forecast.

Analyzing the HUN fundamentals

According to Huntsman Corp [NYSE:HUN], the company’s sales were 6.11B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -14.97% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.02 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.64.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 25.82 points at the first support level, and at 25.64 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 26.16, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 26.32.

Huntsman Corp [HUN] reported earnings per share of -$0.21 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of -$0.17/share, meaning a difference of -$0.04 and a surprise factor of -23.50%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.15 per share as compared to estimates of $0.19 per share, a difference of -$0.04 representing a surprise of -21.10%.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Huntsman Corp [NYSE:HUN] has a current ratio of 1.97. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.23, while the Cash Ratio is 0.46. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.73, the price to book ratio is 1.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 49.78.