Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Investopedia: Should Huntsman Really Be Trading At Such A Discount?


Relative performance can be a tricky metric to use when assessing whether a particular company's stock is getting its due in the market; significant factors like debt, margins and management's competence all make a difference. Nevertheless, the valuation on Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) puzzles me a bit, especially in relation to other chemical companies such as Albemarle (NYSE:ALB), Ashland (NSYE:ASH), Dow (NYSE:DOW) and BASF (OTC:BASFY). Although Huntsman has not fully executed a transition to a specialty chemicals company and there is a lot of debt here, this could be an interesting name to watch.

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http://www.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2012/Should-Huntsman-Really-Be-Trading-At-Such-A-Discount-HUN-DOW-BA-NKE1003.aspx

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