Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Huntington Bancshares (HBAN)

by · The Markets Daily

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN):

  • 1/12/2026 – Huntington Bancshares had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock.
  • 1/7/2026 – Huntington Bancshares had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wolfe Research. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock.
  • 1/6/2026 – Huntington Bancshares had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock.
  • 1/5/2026 – Huntington Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $19.00 to $20.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
  • 12/19/2025 – Huntington Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $19.00 to $20.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
  • 12/19/2025 – Huntington Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $20.00 to $22.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 12/18/2025 – Huntington Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at Stephens from $19.00 to $20.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
  • 12/10/2025 – Huntington Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $15.00 to $16.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
  • 12/2/2025 – Huntington Bancshares was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
  • 12/1/2025 – Huntington Bancshares had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $19.00 to $20.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 11/15/2025 – Huntington Bancshares was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Huntington Bancshares Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 18th were issued a dividend of $0.155 per share. This represents a $0.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 18th. Huntington Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is 43.36%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Amit Dhingra sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.50, for a total transaction of $185,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 155,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,879,229. This trade represents a 6.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Marcy C. Hingst sold 12,832 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $230,976.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 239,473 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,310,514. This trade represents a 5.09% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 97,863 shares of company stock worth $1,581,634. 0.89% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.

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