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After finishing at $15.52 in the prior trading day, Huntsman Corp (NYSE: HUN) closed at $13.89, down -10.50%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$10.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.88 million shares were traded. HUN stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.905 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.705.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HUN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.10 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.55. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 1.36. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.
On June 07, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Underweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $22 to $27.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on February 23, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $25 to $32.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 03 ’25 when Huntsman Peter R bought 15,000 shares for $16.50 per share. The transaction valued at 247,500 led to the insider holds 6,498,227 shares of the business.
Huntsman Peter R bought 15,000 shares of HUN for $235,905 on Mar 04 ’25. The Chairman, President & CEO now owns 6,513,227 shares after completing the transaction at $15.73 per share. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, Beckerle Mary C, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 20,201 shares for $21.42 each. As a result, the insider received 432,726 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HUN now has a Market Capitalization of 2413346048 and an Enterprise Value of 4503745536. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.746 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.407.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HUN is 0.81, which has changed by -0.46079195 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HUN has reached a high of $26.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $15.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -30.99%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.18M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3304310 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 172.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 163.93M. Insiders hold about 5.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.16% stake in the company. Shares short for HUN as of 1741910400 were 6720788 with a Short Ratio of 2.11, compared to 1739491200 on 6024521. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6720788 and a Short% of Float of 4.0900003.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HUN’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.064432986The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.29.
