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Huntsman (HUN) is a Top-Ranked Value Stock: Should You Buy?

Zacks Equity Research
·2 min read

Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.

Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term.

Why Investors Should Pay Attention to This Value Stock

Value investors love finding good stocks at good prices, especially before the broader market catches on to a stock's true value. Utilizing ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, and Price/Cash Flow, the Value Style Score identifies the most attractive and most discounted stocks.

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Huntsman (HUN)

Woodlands, TX-based Huntsman Corporation is among the world's largest manufacturers of differentiated and commodity chemical products. The company markets its products to a diverse group of industrial and consumer customers. Its products include MDI, polyols, propylene oxide, amines, surfactants, maleic anhydride, epoxy-based polymer formulations, textile chemicals and dyes.

HUN sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Value Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of A. Compared to the Chemical - Diversified industry's P/E of 9.3X, shares of Huntsman are trading at a forward P/E of 6.3X. HUN also has a PEG Ratio of 1.2, a Price/Cash Flow ratio of 5.7X, and a Price/Sales ratio of 0.7X.

A company's earnings performance is important for value investors as well. For fiscal 2022, eight analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for HUN, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.44 to $4.48 per share. HUN also holds an average earnings surprise of 12.6%.

HUN should be on investors' short lists because of its impressive earnings and valuation fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and strong Value and VGM Style Scores.


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