Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN) in the last few weeks:

• 6/29/2026 – Huntington Bancshares had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $21.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/18/2026 – Huntington Bancshares was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 6/15/2026 – Huntington Bancshares is now covered by Stephens. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $19.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/12/2026 – Huntington Bancshares had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/9/2026 – Huntington Bancshares was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.
• 4/30/2026 – Huntington Bancshares had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $19.00 to $18.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Huntington Bancshares Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 17th will be given a dividend of $0.155 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 17th. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. Huntington Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is 47.69%.

Insider Transactions at Huntington Bancshares

In other news, EVP Marcy C. Hingst sold 10,568 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 $4,821,462. This represents a 3.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director James D. Rollins III sold 223,522 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.35, for a total transaction of $3,878,106.70. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 612,155 shares in the company, valued at $10,620,889.25. This represents a 26.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders acquired 33,500 shares of company stock worth $617,542. 0.67% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.