Huntington Bancshares, Inc (NASDAQ: HBAN)’s stock price has decreased by 0.00 compared to its previous closing price of 12.89. However, the company has seen a 2.30% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-10 that Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in Huntington Bancshares, Inc (NASDAQ: HBAN) Right Now?
Huntington Bancshares, Inc (NASDAQ: HBAN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.57x compared to its average ratio. HBAN has 36-month beta value of 0.96. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HBAN is 1.44B, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.49% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HBAN on April 14, 2025 was 23.70M shares.
HBAN’s Market Performance
HBAN’s stock has seen a 2.30% increase for the week, with a -9.73% drop in the past month and a -19.54% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.41%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.61% for Huntington Bancshares, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -9.97% for HBAN’s stock, with a -16.50% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HBAN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HBAN stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for HBAN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for HBAN in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $18 based on the research report published on March 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HBAN reach a price target of $20, previously predicting the price at $18.50. The rating they have provided for HBAN stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on December 04th, 2024.
Robert W. Baird gave a rating of “Neutral” to HBAN, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on July 26th of the previous year.
HBAN Trading at -16.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HBAN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.12% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.41%, as shares sank -12.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.88% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HBAN rose by +2.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +1.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.32. In addition, Huntington Bancshares, Inc saw -20.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HBAN starting from Lawlor Brendan A, who sale 721 shares at the price of $15.27 back on Mar 27 ’25. After this action, Lawlor Brendan A now owns 46,600 shares of Huntington Bancshares, Inc, valued at $11,010 using the latest closing price.
Lawlor Brendan A, the Officer of Huntington Bancshares, Inc, proposed sale 721 shares at $15.27 during a trade that took place back on Mar 27 ’25, which means that Lawlor Brendan A is holding shares at $11,010 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HBAN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 1.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for Huntington Bancshares, Inc stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 9.93, with 0.99 for asset returns.
Based on Huntington Bancshares, Inc (HBAN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.83. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.44.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.97. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.10.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Huntington Bancshares, Inc (HBAN) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
