Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN - Get Free Report) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.340-0.340 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.348. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on HBAN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Huntington Bancshares from $18.50 to $16.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on shares of Huntington Bancshares from $18.00 to $17.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Argus set a $17.00 price objective on Huntington Bancshares in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Truist Financial upped their target price on Huntington Bancshares from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 13th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating and set a $21.00 price target (up from $18.00) on shares of Huntington Bancshares in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $18.48.

Huntington Bancshares Stock Performance

HBAN traded down $0.32 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $17.07. The company's stock had a trading volume of 69,006,043 shares, compared to its average volume of 23,786,502. Huntington Bancshares has a twelve month low of $11.91 and a twelve month high of $18.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of $24.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.03, a PEG ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.70.

Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The bank reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.03. Huntington Bancshares had a return on equity of 11.44% and a net margin of 16.94%. The business had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.89 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.27 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Huntington Bancshares will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Huntington Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a $0.155 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.63%. Huntington Bancshares's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.33%.

Huntington Bancshares declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, April 17th that allows the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the bank to reacquire up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Insider Activity at Huntington Bancshares

In other Huntington Bancshares news, VP Brantley J. Standridge sold 70,417 shares of Huntington Bancshares stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.69, for a total transaction of $964,008.73. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 326,456 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,469,182.64. This trade represents a 17.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Helga Houston sold 42,345 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.72, for a total transaction of $623,318.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 592,119 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,715,991.68. The trade was a 6.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 214,375 shares of company stock worth $3,049,277 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.89% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huntington Bancshares

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Huntington Bancshares stock. Woodline Partners LP grew its position in Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN - Free Report) by 40.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 122,821 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 35,574 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP's holdings in Huntington Bancshares were worth $1,844,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. 80.72% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Huntington Bancshares Company Profile

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.