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HUNHuntsman CorporationSell4.8·$15.65+3.78%
HUN · Why this verdict

Why Huntsman (HUN) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score4.8/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

4.8/10data confidence 83%
ComponentSub-score
P/S10.0
EV/EBITDA0.2
Fwd P/E1.4
PEG9.2
Analyst target3.0
  • Forward P/E: 70.7x
  • PEG: 0.64

Quality

1.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE0.0
ROA0.0
Gross margin0.0
Op margin0.0
Net margin0.0
Current ratio4.8
Moat3.1
Piotroski F4.4
  • No competitive moat
  • Quality concerns

Growth

6.3/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth2.7
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

6.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.0
MACD7.1
OBV10.0
MA position9.0
Volume1.9
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

4.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating5.0
Price target3.7
erm sentiment5.7

Insider

6.7/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change8.1
notable moves7.0
  • No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)
  • Institutions accumulating

Peer rank

5.1/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank6.0
quality rank4.2
growth rank5.0

Technical

3.9/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger0.2
support resistance0.7
52w position9.8
gap5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

5.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest1.5
days to cover5.1
volatility3.4
put call10.0
implied vol0.8
beta9.1
debt equity5.9
  • High short interest justified: 20%
  • High IV: 75%

Catalyst

3.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history1.1
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg2.5
dividend safety3.5
  • Earnings concerns: 1B/2M
  • Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Quality below minimum threshold.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L1:HARD_BLOCK
Passed (6)
  • MOMENTUM:6.6>=5.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:48d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-1.4=NEGATIVE
Warning (1)
  • 8K_FLAG:1.02
Reward-to-Risk
-1.39
Upside
-20.9%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupBREAKOUT Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 64, MACD bullish

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $2.6B<$5B

Investment implication

The L1 gate blocked the positive-verdict path: a hard-floor threshold was breached, so dimensional pillars — including Insider at 6.7 could not lift the engine output above the verdict floor. Failed gate signal: ASYMMETRY:-1.4=NEGATIVE.

The strongest dimensions are Insider at 6.7, Momentum at 6.6, and Growth at 6.3; the weakest are Quality at 1.5, Catalyst at 3.4, and Technical at 3.9. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -1.39 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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