Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) Competitors $15.60 -0.74 (-4.53%) Closing price 10/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.68 +0.08 (+0.48%) As of 10/10/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HBAN vs. EWBC, FITB, WTFC, CFG, FNB, KEY, PNC, RF, TFC, and MTBShould you be buying Huntington Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Huntington Bancshares include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), F.N.B. (FNB), KeyCorp (KEY), The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Regions Financial (RF), Truist Financial (TFC), and M&T Bank (MTB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Huntington Bancshares vs. Its Competitors East West Bancorp Fifth Third Bancorp Wintrust Financial Citizens Financial Group F.N.B. KeyCorp The PNC Financial Services Group Regions Financial Truist Financial M&T Bank Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) and East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Is HBAN or EWBC more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 26.06% compared to Huntington Bancshares' net margin of 17.36%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.09% beat Huntington Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Huntington Bancshares17.36% 11.81% 1.06% East West Bancorp 26.06%15.09%1.56% Which has more volatility & risk, HBAN or EWBC? Huntington Bancshares has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, East West Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer HBAN or EWBC? Huntington Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $19.24, suggesting a potential upside of 23.31%. East West Bancorp has a consensus target price of $121.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.21%. Given Huntington Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Huntington Bancshares is more favorable than East West Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Huntington Bancshares 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86East West Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Is HBAN or EWBC a better dividend stock? Huntington Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Huntington Bancshares pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. East West Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. East West Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HBAN or EWBC? 80.7% of Huntington Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Huntington Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HBAN or EWBC? Huntington Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than East West Bancorp. Huntington Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than East West Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHuntington Bancshares$11.96B1.90$1.94B$1.3511.56East West Bancorp$4.53B3.02$1.17B$8.5611.60 Does the media refer more to HBAN or EWBC? In the previous week, Huntington Bancshares had 6 more articles in the media than East West Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Huntington Bancshares and 10 mentions for East West Bancorp. Huntington Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat East West Bancorp's score of 0.61 indicating that Huntington Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Huntington Bancshares 8 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive East West Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHuntington Bancshares and East West Bancorp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Huntington Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HBAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HBAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHuntington BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$23.84B$2.52B$12.62B$10.63BDividend Yield3.79%3.69%5.57%4.71%P/E Ratio11.5610.2429.7526.57Price / Sales1.902.1329.99132.63Price / Cash9.1610.7122.5762.09Price / Book1.271.172.236.53Net Income$1.94B$174.54M$1.02B$275.96M7 Day Performance-9.36%-2.79%-1.83%-0.73%1 Month Performance-12.06%-4.90%-2.14%3.71%1 Year Performance1.36%5.10%536.12%37.30% Huntington Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HBANHuntington Bancshares4.9964 of 5 stars$15.60-4.5%$19.24+23.3%+4.3%$23.84B$11.96B11.5619,932Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEWBCEast West Bancorp4.187 of 5 stars$106.58-1.6%$120.53+13.1%+16.6%$14.69B$4.53B12.453,100Analyst ForecastFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9345 of 5 stars$45.40-0.1%$48.87+7.6%-2.8%$30.05B$13.28B14.1018,616Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWTFCWintrust Financial4.9467 of 5 stars$132.56-1.1%$148.64+12.1%+17.4%$8.87B$3.97B12.545,903Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCFGCitizens Financial Group4.8407 of 5 stars$53.63+0.5%$53.75+0.2%+19.2%$23.13B$12.36B16.3017,287Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFNBF.N.B.4.7708 of 5 stars$16.06-1.1%$18.64+16.1%+9.9%$5.77B$2.57B12.544,280News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastKEYKeyCorp4.8991 of 5 stars$18.87-0.1%$19.81+5.0%+2.1%$20.69B$9.24B-269.5016,753Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9683 of 5 stars$201.79-0.8%$216.28+7.2%+0.2%$79.47B$34.44B13.8055,184Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRFRegions Financial4.9748 of 5 stars$26.50-0.5%$27.74+4.7%+4.9%$23.64B$9.37B12.3219,644Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTFCTruist Financial4.8372 of 5 stars$45.90-0.3%$48.82+6.4%-0.4%$59.19B$24.25B12.5138,335Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMTBM&T Bank4.9214 of 5 stars$198.35-0.9%$214.53+8.2%+0.9%$31.00B$13.45B12.8522,354Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EWBC Alternatives FITB Alternatives WTFC Alternatives CFG Alternatives FNB Alternatives KEY Alternatives PNC Alternatives RF Alternatives TFC Alternatives MTB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HBAN) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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