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Huntsman Peter R purchased $981K of HUN

Huntsman Peter R (Chairman, President & CEO) purchased 100,000 shares of Huntsman CORP (HUN) at $9.81 ($0.98M total) on 2026-08-03.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Huntsman Peter R
Published Aug 3, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
$HUN
Bullish
medium confidence
Mentioned
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Relevance
6/10
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$HUNBullishLow
01

Why it matters

The newest fact is the CEO’s open-market purchase of 100,000 shares at $9.81/share on 2026-08-03, with post-transaction holdings of 7,256,341 shares.

02

Market read

This provides a fresh insider-buy datapoint for HUN, but it does not introduce operational or financial changes.

03

What to watch

The disclosure lacks context on prior trading, motivations, and whether the purchase is part of a broader compensation or liquidity strategy.

Relevance 6/10Novelty 4/10Timing: filed 2026-08-03, after-hours/market close timing per accession timestamp

Background

The article is a SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Huntsman Corp.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$HUNBullishMedium confidence
Context

Huntsman CEO Peter R bought 100,000 shares of HUN in an open-market Form 4 on 2026-08-03 at $9.81/share.

Expected impact

Likely limited near-term impact; any effect is sentiment-driven and typically fades unless followed by additional disclosures.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is a primary-source insider transaction with clear size and price, but it does not include new earnings, guidance, contracts, or regulatory developments.

Market effects

Sector

No direct sector read-through; this is company-specific insider activity.

Regional

None indicated.

Global

None indicated.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Insider purchases can be routine or planned; the article notes no 10b5-1 plan, but it still does not prove a new bullish thesis.

Key entities

  • issuer
    Huntsman Corp

    Subject of the Form 4 insider transaction disclosure.

  • insider
    Huntsman Peter R

    Chairman, President and CEO who reported the open-market purchase.

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