<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Sapience Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of  Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 106,125 shares of the basic materials company's stock, valued at approximately $1,106,000. Sapience Investments LLC owned about 0.06% of Huntsman as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p><ul><li>DuPont’s Electronics Spinoff: The Start of Something Big</li></ul><p>Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in HUN. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in  Huntsman by 345.7% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 9,926,971 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $151,982,000 after acquiring an additional 7,699,922 shares during the period.  Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of  Huntsman by 8.0% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,549,631 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $68,247,000 after purchasing an additional 485,587 shares in the last quarter.  Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of  Huntsman by 7.4% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,105,566 shares of the basic materials company's stock valued at $96,407,000 after purchasing an additional 419,009 shares in the last quarter.  Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its position in  Huntsman by 9.3% in the second quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 5,310,768 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $55,338,000 after purchasing an additional 451,761 shares during the period.  Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in  Huntsman by 0.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,689,225 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $28,027,000 after buying an additional 10,154 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own  84.81% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><p>A number of equities analysts have recently commented on HUN shares. Weiss Ratings  reaffirmed a &#34;sell (d)&#34; rating on shares of Huntsman in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Huntsman from $20.00 to $11.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 10th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Huntsman from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Huntsman from $9.00 to $8.00 and set an &#34;underperform&#34; rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Huntsman from $8.50 to $9.50 and gave the stock a &#34;sell&#34; rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and four have assigned  a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock  has a consensus rating of &#34;Reduce&#34; and an average price target of $10.23.</p><ul><li>Huntsman Aims High, Exceeds Targets</li></ul><p><b>Read Our Latest Stock Report on Huntsman</b></p><h2>Huntsman Price Performance</h2><p>HUN opened at $10.06 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $8.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a PE ratio of -5.30 and a beta of 0.68. Huntsman Corporation has a 52 week low of $7.30 and a 52 week high of $20.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.36. </p><p>Huntsman (NYSE:HUN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The basic materials company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.10. Huntsman had a negative return on equity of 3.26% and a negative net margin of 5.69%.The business had revenue of $1.46 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.45 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.10 EPS. The firm's revenue was down 5.2% on a year-over-year basis.  As a group, analysts anticipate that  Huntsman Corporation will post 0.32 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Huntsman Cuts Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.0875 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.35 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. Huntsman's payout ratio is currently -52.63%. </p><h2>Huntsman Company Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>Huntsman Corporation manufactures and sells diversified organic chemical products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, and Advanced Materials. The Polyurethanes segment offers polyurethane chemicals, including methyl diphenyl diisocyanate, polyether and polyester polyols, and thermoplastic polyurethane; and aniline, benzene, nitrobenzene and other co-products.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Huntsman</li><li>What is a Secondary Public Offering? What Investors Need to Know</li><li>Insiders Are Selling These 3 Stocks—Here’s Why</li><li>When to Sell a Stock for Profit or Loss</li><li>Consumers Got Coal, But Santa Dropped Off Big Gains for These 2 Retailers</li><li>5 discounted opportunities for dividend growth investors</li><li>10X Gains? These 3 Robotics Stocks Could Explode by 2035</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding HUN?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN - Free Report).</p><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUhVTg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPUhVTg"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Huntsman Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Huntsman, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Huntsman wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Huntsman currently has a Reduce rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

<p>Sapience Investments LLC invested $1.11 million in Huntsman Corporation during Q2, acquiring 106,125 shares. Other hedge funds also adjusted their positions in Huntsman. Analysts have mixed ratings on Huntsman, with a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $10.23. Huntsman's recent earnings exceeded expectations, reporting a $0.03 loss per share, better than the estimated $0.13 loss. The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.0875 per share.</p>

Sapience Investments LLC Invests $1.11 Million in Huntsman Corporation $HUN