A new Form 4 filing shows Peter R. Huntsman, Chairman, President and CEO of Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN), purchased 100,000 shares of company stock on the open market on August 3, 2026. The transaction was executed at $9.81 per share, for a total outlay of $981,000.00, according to the disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This was a direct, open-market purchase, meaning Huntsman used his own funds to acquire the shares rather than receiving them through options, restricted stock awards, or other equity compensation. Following the transaction, Huntsman’s directly held stake in the company stands at 7,256,341 shares.
What the Filing Shows
Form 4 filings are required whenever a company insider — an officer, director, or large shareholder — buys or sells shares of stock they oversee. Because Peter Huntsman sits atop the company as CEO, Chairman, and President, his transactions are watched closely by market participants who track insider sentiment as one data point among many when evaluating a company.
whoisbuyingnow.com classifies this disclosure as an open market buy, our designation for transactions where an insider voluntarily commits personal capital to purchase shares at prevailing market prices, as opposed to exercising options or receiving grants.
Why Insider Buying Draws Attention
Open-market purchases by top executives are generally viewed differently than routine equity awards or scheduled option exercises, since they represent a discretionary financial decision made with the executive’s own money. Academic research on insider trading patterns has found that clusters of insider buying, particularly by senior executives, can statistically correlate with subsequent stock performance over certain time horizons. That said, this correlation is a historical pattern observed across large datasets of filings, not a predictive signal tied to any single transaction, and this article is not suggesting any course of action regarding HUN shares.
The filing does not disclose Huntsman’s rationale for the purchase, nor does it include any forward-looking commentary from the company or the insider. As with all Form 4 disclosures, the document reports only the mechanics of the trade: the date, price, share count, and resulting ownership position.
Investors and observers interested in the underlying filing can review the original SEC disclosure for full details on the transaction and Huntsman’s reporting history with the company.
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Source: original SEC Form 4 filing.