Huntington Bancshares, Inc (NASDAQ: HBAN)’s stock price has decreased by -1.03 compared to its previous closing price of 14.55. However, the company has seen a 5.34% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2025-04-17 that Stephen Steinour, Huntington Bancshares CEO, joins ‘Closing Bell Overtime’ to talk quarterly results.
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 11.08x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HBAN is at 0.92. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HBAN is 1.44B, and currently, shorts hold a 3.72% of that float. The average trading volume for HBAN on April 28, 2025 was 23.82M shares.
HBAN’s Market Performance
HBAN stock saw a decrease of 5.34% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -5.64% and a quarterly a decrease of -16.28%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.82%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.89% for Huntington Bancshares, Inc (HBAN). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.83% for HBAN stock, with a simple moving average of -6.93% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HBAN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HBAN stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for HBAN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HBAN in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $17.50 based on the research report published on April 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HBAN reach a price target of $18. The rating they have provided for HBAN stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to HBAN, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on December 04th of the previous year.
HBAN Trading at -2.77% 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 -21.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.89%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.82%, as shares sank -4.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.20% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HBAN rose by +5.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +11.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.74. In addition, Huntington Bancshares, Inc saw -11.49% 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 Kendall Kowalski, who proposed sale 3,434 shares at the price of $14.47 back on Apr 24 ’25. After this action, Kendall Kowalski now owns shares of Huntington Bancshares, Inc, valued at $49,688 using the latest closing price.
Standridge Brantley J, the Senior Exec. V.P. of Huntington Bancshares, Inc, sale 70,417 shares at $13.69 during a trade that took place back on Apr 22 ’25, which means that Standridge Brantley J is holding 326,456 shares at $963,938 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 10.30, with 1.02 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 3.27. 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 0.12.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Huntington Bancshares, Inc (HBAN) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
