As of Thursday close, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated’s (NASDAQ:HBAN) stock was up $0.09, moving up 0.82 percent to $11.09. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 8,786,439 shares. 4 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.14 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 9,961,780, while in the previous 50 days, it was 11,646,028.
Since last month, HBAN stock retreated -8.04%. Shares of the company fell to $10.59 on 08/23/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $15.74 was reached on 02/07/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $9.13. Since the beginning of this year, HBAN’s stock price has dropped by -21.35% or -$3.01, and marked a new high 13 times. However, the stock has declined by -29.54% since its 52-week high.
HBAN stock investors should be aware that Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 23 days ago on Aug 09. Heller Paul G, the Sr. EVP & Chief Technology Off of the company, disposed of 23,817 shares for $11.89 on Aug 09. It resulted in a $283,215 divestment by the insider. Houston Helga sold 12,280 shares at an average price of $11.97 on Aug 09. The insider now owns 594,564 shares following the transaction. On May 31, Director Diaz-Granados Rafael bought 200 shares at $10.35 apiece. The transaction was valued at $2,070.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) has a P/E ratio of about 7.15. The stock’s beta is 1.11. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.11, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 0.98, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 5.76 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.1550 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.1550. On Friday October 22 2021, a $0.0050 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the recent quarter was 0.55, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.55. In the recent year, operating margins totaled 68.20%. Based on annual data, HBAN earned $5.27 billion in gross profit and brought in $5.97 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 17.80%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 14.40%.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Huntington Bancshares Incorporated’s (HBAN) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 30.01%, the RSI 9-day stood at 44.23% on 31 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Huntington Bancshares Incorporated price is up by +1.28% percent or $0.14. At present, HBAN shares trade -9.17% below its 20-day simple moving average and -1.86% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +4.23% above its SMA50 and -25.92% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 34.64% and Stochastic coefficient D was 31.56%, while ATR was 0.26. Given the Stochastic reading of 38.17% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 44.11%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.11, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.03.
Analyst Ratings
JP Morgan upgraded its rating on Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN) to a Neutral in a note to investors on July 25, 2023. The analysts firm previously had an Underweight rating on the stock.Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) has been rated Hold by analysts. According to 2 brokerage firms, HBAN is a sell, and 12 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 2 analysts rate Huntington Bancshares Incorporated stock as buy, with 4 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $13.00, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $11.00 – $15.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (HBAN) will achieve an average price target of $12.84.
