Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation, fourteen have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $20.20.

Several research firms have commented on HBAN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Huntington Bancshares from $18.50 to $19.50 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $18.00 price target on Huntington Bancshares in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Huntington Bancshares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Wolfe Research decreased their price objective on Huntington Bancshares from $21.00 to $19.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Huntington Bancshares from $21.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 6th.

Key Headlines Impacting Huntington Bancshares

Here are the key news stories impacting Huntington Bancshares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Adjusted Q2 EPS came in at $0.39, matching Wall Street estimates and improving from $0.38 a year ago, while revenue of about $2.85 billion was slightly ahead of expectations. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: Net interest income, fee income, loans, and deposits all increased year over year, pointing to solid underlying business momentum. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised full-year 2026 EPS guidance to $1.90-$1.93, above the consensus estimate, signaling management confidence in earnings growth ahead.
• Neutral Sentiment: Huntington said it maintained its 2026 outlook overall, and investors are likely focusing on the balance between stronger income trends and softer margins. Article link
• Negative Sentiment: Net interest margin declined in the quarter as funding costs rose, which may temper enthusiasm even with stronger revenue and earnings growth. Article link
• Negative Sentiment: Rising expenses and provisions remain a headwind, suggesting some pressure on profitability despite the better operating revenue mix. Article link

Huntington Bancshares Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HBAN opened at $17.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $35.27 billion, a PE ratio of 13.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.93. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $17.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.93. Huntington Bancshares has a one year low of $14.89 and a one year high of $19.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.93.

Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The bank reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39. The firm had revenue of $2.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.84 billion. Huntington Bancshares had a return on equity of 11.42% and a net margin of 16.63%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.34 earnings per share. Huntington Bancshares has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.900-1.930 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Huntington Bancshares will post 1.62 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Huntington Bancshares

In other news, Director James D. Rollins III sold 223,522 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.35, for a total transaction of $3,878,106.70. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 612,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,620,889.25. This trade represents a 26.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Marcy C. Hingst sold 10,568 shares of Huntington Bancshares stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $190,224.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 267,859 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,821,462. The trade was a 3.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have acquired a total of 33,500 shares of company stock worth $617,542 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Huntington Bancshares

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Values First Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Huntington Bancshares by 3.0% in the first quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. now owns 20,564 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $322,000 after purchasing an additional 604 shares in the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Huntington Bancshares by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 5,438 shares of the bank’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. Vestor Capital LLC raised its holdings in Huntington Bancshares by 13.0% during the first quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 5,636 shares of the bank’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 648 shares in the last quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners lifted its position in shares of Huntington Bancshares by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners now owns 27,042 shares of the bank’s stock worth $423,000 after buying an additional 662 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group lifted its position in shares of Huntington Bancshares by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 16,881 shares of the bank’s stock worth $292,000 after buying an additional 694 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.72% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Bancshares Company Profile

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN) is a bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, that provides a broad range of banking and financial services through its principal subsidiary, Huntington National Bank. The company’s operations are centered on retail and commercial banking, and it serves individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, and institutional customers.

Huntington’s product offerings include traditional deposit and lending products, consumer and commercial loans, mortgage origination and servicing, auto financing, and business banking solutions.