Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated operates as the bank holding company for The Huntington National Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking services in the United States. The company offers financial products and services to consumer and business customers, including deposits, lending, payments, mortgage banking, dealer financing, investment management, trust, brokerage, insurance, and other financial products and services. It also provides 24-hour grace, asterisk-free checking, money scout, $50 safety zone, standby cash, early pay, instant access, savings goal getter, and Huntington heads up; digitally powered consumer and business financial solutions to consumer lending, regional banking, branch banking, and wealth management customers; direct and indirect consumer loans, as well as dealer finance loans and deposits; and private banking, wealth management and legacy planning through investment and portfolio management, fiduciary administration and trust, institutional custody, and full-service retail brokerage investment services. The company offers equipment financing, asset-based lending, distribution finance, structured lending, and municipal financing solutions, as well as Huntington ChoicePay. In addition, it offers lending, liquidity, treasury management and other payment services, and capital markets; government and non-profits, healthcare, technology and telecommunications, franchises, financial sponsors, and global services; and corporate risk management, institutional sales and trading, debt and equity issuance, and additional advisory services. The company offers its products through a network of channels, including branches and ATMs, online and mobile banking, and through customer call centers to customers in middle market banking, corporate, specialty, and government banking, asset finance, commercial real estate banking, and capital markets. The company was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.87 to $16.14
• 50-Day Range: $15.48 to $17.56
• 52-Week Range: $11.91 to $18.44
• Volume: 18.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 40.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.92
• Dividend Yield: 3.85%
• Price Target: $18.68
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Huntington Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Huntington Bancshares scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 922 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Huntington Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Huntington Bancshares has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Huntington Bancshares are expected to grow by 12.95% in the coming year, from $1.39 to $1.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Huntington Bancshares is 11.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Huntington Bancshares is 11.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.63.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Huntington Bancshares has a PEG Ratio of 0.81. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Huntington Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.97% of the outstanding shares of Huntington Bancshares have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huntington Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huntington Bancshares has recently increased by 22.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Huntington Bancshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Huntington Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Huntington Bancshares is 45.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Huntington Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 39.49% next year. This indicates that Huntington Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.43

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.97% of the outstanding shares of Huntington Bancshares have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huntington Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huntington Bancshares has recently increased by 22.55%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.69

News Sentiment

Huntington Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 1.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.76 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Huntington Bancshares this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for HBAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Huntington Bancshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Huntington Bancshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $216,323.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.89% of the stock of Huntington Bancshares is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.72% of the stock of Huntington Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HBAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HBAN shares performed this year?

Huntington Bancshares' stock was trading at $16.27 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HBAN shares have decreased by 1.1% and is now trading at $16.09.

How were Huntington Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 17th. The bank reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.03. The bank earned $1.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.89 billion. Huntington Bancshares had a net margin of 17.36% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.81%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is Huntington Bancshares doing a stock buyback?

Huntington Bancshares' Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, April 17th 2025, which permits the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Does Huntington Bancshares have any subsidiaries?

Huntington Bancshares subsidiaries include Torana, Capstone Partners, TCF Financial, Hutchinson Shockey Erley & Co., First Merit Bank, Macquarie Equipment Finance, Camco Financial, and more.

Who are Huntington Bancshares' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Huntington Bancshares include Boston Partners (4.17%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.70%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.61%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.33%). Insiders that own company stock include Gary Torgow, Helga Houston, Paul G Heller, Scott D Kleinman, Marcy C Hingst, Rajeev Syal, Brantley J Standridge, Julie C Tutkovics, Zachary Jacob Wasserman, Ann B Crane, Kenneth J Phelan, Nancy E Maloney, Kendall A Kowalski, David L Porteous, Michael Scott Jones, Brendan A Lawlor and Rafael Diaz-Granados.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Huntington Bancshares?

Shares of HBAN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Huntington Bancshares own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Huntington Bancshares investors own include Humana (HUM), Verizon Communications (VZ), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR) and TotalEnergies (TTE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/17/2025
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025
• Today: 8/09/2025
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/16/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - MIDWEST
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HBAN
• CIK: 49196
• Web: www.huntington.com
• Phone: (614) 480-2665
• Fax: 614-480-3761
• Employees: 19,932
• Year Founded: 1866

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Huntington Bancshares: $18.68
• High Price Target: $21.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.58
• P/E Growth: 0.81
• Net Income: $1.94 billion
• Net Margins: 17.36%
• Pretax Margin: 21.37%
• Return on Equity: 11.81%
• Return on Assets: 1.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.92
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.96
• Cash Flow: $1.81 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.90
• Book Value: $13.01 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,458,800,000
• Free Float: 1,445,817,000
• Market Cap: $23.47 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.93