Huntsman Corporation (HUN)
Materials · specialty chemicals · NYSE
Huntsman is a global specialty chemical company focused on high-value, differentiated products for diverse industrial applications.
What Huntsman Corporation does
Huntsman Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. The company operates through business segments including Polyurethanes and Performance Products, serving a wide range of industrial and consumer markets.
Themes: polyurethanes / isocyanates, performance materials, specialty chemicals manufacturing
Fundamentals
- Price$9.97 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.7B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-2.2% 2025-08-21 close $10.19 → 2026-08-21 close $9.97
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-3.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+13.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-6.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.78 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+0.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-10.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.82 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-30 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.8%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How HUN compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, HUN's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (free-cash-flow payout 126%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payout126% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Huntsman Corporation looks technically
Huntsman Corporation (HUN) is trading 15.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 5 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 16 trading days ago. It is 37.4% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 45% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 15.5% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -15.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $11.41 | $11.41 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $11.80 | $11.80 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 10.6. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 5 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 5 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 24 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 23.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 38.2 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($9.82 to $10.60) — its "stochastic" reading is 19 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 19.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 3 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 3 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $15.93 | $15.93 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 37.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -37.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 36.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +36.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 37.4% below its highest point of the past year | 37.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 16 trading days ago | 16 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 16 trading days ago | 16 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $41.65 (set on 2022-02-22) | $41.65 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($7.42 to $15.74), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 69% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $10.33 to $10.60. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 69.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 76.1% below its all-time high | -76.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.4% above a support level at $9.73 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-10-06, most recently on 2026-07-31. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 13 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.03 (set on 2009-02-24) | $2.03 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 391.1% above its all-time low | +391.1% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 60th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4846 between its high and its low — about 4.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.4846 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $9.15 and $11.85 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $9.15 – $10.50 – $11.85 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.9% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (15.5% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.8 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 45% of its 30-day average | 0.45× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 3.1% since the prior reading | -3.1% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a bullish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 9 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.7% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.7% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 9.4% below the previous close 15 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 12.07 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -9.4% |
| Gap filled | a 3.2% gap up opened on 2026-08-04 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 13 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -2.06% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 23.3 percentage points (the stock lost 20.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | -23.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 33.8 percentage points (the stock lost 30.7% while the market gained 3.1%) | -33.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 31.9 percentage points (the stock lost 20.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -31.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 22.6 percentage points (the stock lost 2.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -22.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 18% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 9.2% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -18.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 20% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $12.47 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -20.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-30 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $10.26 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 17 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.9% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HUN last closed at $9.97 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 13 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $9.73 | Support | 2.4% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-10-06 to 2026-07-31 |
| $10.34 | Resistance | 3.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-20 to 2026-07-01 |
| $10.67 | Resistance | 7.0% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-06-03 to 2026-08-11 |
| $8.97 | Support | 10.1% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-08-01 to 2025-11-13 |
| $11.11 | Resistance | 11.4% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-05-07 to 2026-03-09 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $10.60.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $4.57 and $6.88 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $10.60.
This reading has stood for 4 trading days, since 2026-08-18.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · Analyst price target recently CUT · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.08 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 11 analysts
- Mean price target$11.45 range $10.00 – $16.00; median $11.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HUN
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.0671 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in raw material costs and availability.","Exposure to international economic conditions and currency exchange rates.","Risks associated with joint ventures and the integration of acquired assets."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HUN's 10-Q filed 2026-05-01 against the prior one filed 2025-11-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-01) includes Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025 comparison data; older filing (2025-11-07) includes Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024 and nine-month 2025 vs 2024 data
- Newer filing adds 'Loss on early extinguishment of debt' line item ($1 million) in adjusted EBITDA reconciliation for Q1 2026
- Newer filing presents reconciliation of net (loss) income to adjusted net loss with tax impact columns for Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025
- Newer filing includes footnote (5) discussing establishment of significant deferred tax asset valuation allowances ($9 million in Luxembourg during Q1 2025)
- Newer filing includes 'Establishment of significant deferred tax asset valuation allowances' adjustment ($9 million) in adjusted net loss reconciliation for Q1 2025
- Newer filing adds 'Adjusted effective tax rate' line item in reconciliation tables
- Removed:
- Older filing includes nine-month ended September 30 comparison data; newer filing does not include nine-month data
- Older filing includes 'Prepaid asset write-off' line item; newer filing removes this line
- Older filing includes 'Fair value adjustments to Venator investment, net and other tax matter adjustments' line item; newer filing removes this
- Older filing includes 'Income tax settlement related to U.S. Tax Reform Act' adjustment; newer filing does not include this
- Older filing footnote references 'Note 4. Discontinued Operations—Sale of Textile Effects Business'; newer filing does not include this reference in comparable location
- Reworded:
- Older filing uses 'Income from discontinued operations, net of tax'; newer filing uses 'Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax' (reflects different period performance)
- Older filing line item reads 'Gain on acquisition of assets, net'; newer filing shows same item as '—' (no gain in Q1 2026)
- Older filing uses 'Other operating (income) expense, net'; newer filing uses 'Other operating expense (income), net' (parenthetical placement reversed)
- Older filing footnote (2) references 'Restructuring, impairment and plant closing and transition costs'; newer filing footnote (3) uses identical wording but different footnote number
- Newer filing adds footnote reference to 'Certain legal and other settlements and related expenses (income), net' note referencing 'Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies—Legal Matters' which is not in older filing text
- Older filing shows 'Fair value adjustment to Venator investment, net of other tax matter adjustments' (Huntsman International table); newer filing does not include Venator or related tax adjustments
- Notes:
- The two filings compare different periods (Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025 in newer; Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024 plus nine-month comparisons in older), limiting direct period-to-period consistency
- Text appears truncated in both sources; comparison limited to provided excerpts
- Some line items show different formatting and presentation order between filings, which may reflect template changes rather than substantive operational changes
Risk Factors
- Reworded:
- Reference year in Risk Factors changed from 'December 31, 2024' (older filing) to 'December 31, 2025' (newer filing)
- Balance sheet comparison dates changed from 'September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024' (older) to 'March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025' (newer)
- Operating statements comparison changed from 'Three months ended and Nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024' (older) to 'Three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025' (newer)
- Note reference changed from 'Note 5. Variable Interest Entities' in newer filing versus 'Note 6. Variable Interest Entities' in older filing
- Allowance for doubtful accounts changed from '$10 and $8' (older) to '$8 for both' (newer)
- Notes:
- The two filings present different reporting periods (Q1 2026 vs Q3 2025), making direct financial comparisons of the actual values less meaningful for assessing changes in risk factors or company condition
- The older filing contains nine-month data while the newer contains only three-month data, representing different time periods
- The sections provided are financial statements rather than the Risk Factors section itself; the Risk Factors text shown is only a header reference to the 10-K
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 0 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days1 buy ($981000) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 90 days1 buy ($981000) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
- Last 180 days1 buy ($981000) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Activity heuristic: net buying (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about HUN's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding HUN as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 17,837,269
- Reported value $237,414,057
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
HUN had 15,751,882 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HUN had 8.98% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.92 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 15,751,882
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 8.98%
- Prior settlement (shares) 17,314,382
- Reported change -9.02%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.92
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- BASF (BAS.DE)
- Dow (DOW)
- LyondellBasell (LYB)
- Covestro (1COV.DE)
- Eastman Chemical (EMN)
- Solvay (SOLB.BR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Huntsman Corporation (HUN) do?
Huntsman Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals. The company operates through business segments including Polyurethanes and Performance Products, serving a wide range of industrial and consumer markets.
What sector is Huntsman Corporation (HUN) in?
Huntsman Corporation (HUN) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is specialty chemicals. It trades on NYSE.
Does HUN pay a dividend?
Yes — Huntsman Corporation (HUN) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.75% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Huntsman Corporation's (HUN) competitors?
Notable peers of Huntsman Corporation (HUN) include BASF, Dow, LyondellBasell, Covestro (1COV.DE) and Eastman Chemical. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Huntsman Corporation (HUN) overbought or oversold right now?
Huntsman Corporation (HUN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HUN come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.