Analysts were expecting Huntsman Corporation (HUN) [Chart - News - Analysis] to report earnings of $-0.08 for last quarter, but HUN missed expectations with actual earnings of $-0.24---16 cents below the consensus estimate.

If you compare last quarter's earnings to the $-0.01 the company made per share during the same quarter a year ago, you can see that HUN’s earnings are down this year.

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Also, if you compare HUN's 3.00% projected earnings-per-share (EPS) growth rate for the next five years with the projected EPS growth rate of 8.78% for the Chemicals - Major Diversified industry as a whole during that same time frame, you can see that analysts expect HUN to underperform the industry in the future---which is a bad sign for the stock.

Drilling down a little deeper into the Chemicals - Major Diversified industry, you can see how analysts believe HUN will stack up against some of the other stocks in the industry, like Sherwin-Williams Co. (SHW) [Chart - News - Analysis] and Ashland Inc. (ASH) [Chart - News - Analysis], in the future. Analysts believe SHW's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 10.44% while ASH's earnings are going to grow at a rate of 9.67%.

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