Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Its principal subsidiary, The Huntington National Bank, provides consumer, small-business and commercial banking services through branch offices, digital banking channels and automated teller machines.

The company offers deposit accounts, residential and commercial mortgages, home equity lending, auto loans, personal lending, credit cards and other consumer financial products. Its business banking operations provide lending, treasury management, payment processing and capital markets services, while its wealth management and insurance businesses serve individuals, families and institutions.

Founded in 1866, Huntington has developed a banking franchise across the Midwest, with a presence in states including Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois and Wisconsin. The company has expanded its geographic reach and product capabilities through both organic growth and acquisitions, including its 2021 merger with TCF Financial Corporation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.21 to $15.42
• 50-Day Range: $15.19 to $17.95
• 52-Week Range: $14.82 to $19.45
• Volume: 20.61 million shs
• Average Volume: 30.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $30.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.88
• Dividend Yield: 4.04%
• Price Target: $19.69
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Huntington Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Huntington Bancshares scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 839 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Huntington Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 13 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Huntington Bancshares has a consensus price target of $19.69, representing about 28.4% upside from its current price of $15.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Huntington Bancshares has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.94%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Huntington Bancshares are expected to grow by 14.94% in the coming year, from $1.54 to $1.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Huntington Bancshares is 11.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Huntington Bancshares is 11.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Huntington Bancshares has a PEG Ratio of 0.93. 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 1.11. 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

2.61% of the float of Huntington Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huntington Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.41, 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 1.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Huntington Bancshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.04%, 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 48.06%. 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 35.03% next year. This indicates that Huntington Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.08

News Sentiment

Huntington Bancshares has a news sentiment score of -0.08. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Huntington Bancshares this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for HBAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

11 people have added Huntington Bancshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 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 $481,101.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.67% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/03/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HBAN
• CIK: 49196
• Web: www.huntington.com
• Phone: (614) 480-2265
• Fax: 614-480-3761
• Employees: 20,424
• Year Founded: 1866

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Huntington Bancshares: $19.69
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.29
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.95
• P/E Growth: 0.93
• Net Income: $2.21 billion
• Net Margins: 16.64%
• Pretax Margin: 20.36%
• Return on Equity: 11.19%
• Return on Assets: 1.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.63
• Current Ratio: 0.92
• Quick Ratio: 0.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.48
• Cash Flow: $2.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.67
• Book Value: $13.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,020,420,000
• Free Float: 2,006,878,000
• Market Cap: $30.97 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95