HBAN NASDAQ Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 17.55 USD
3.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 65.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.0%, after a -1.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 46/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 54/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 70d.

Setup score 48 out of 100
Latest Close 17.55 USD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 3.0% latest completed week
4W Return -1.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 14.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 50.0% 26 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 5.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 65.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.0%, after a -1.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.2x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6512-week average 0.32

12-week confirmation

Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.65Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -1.8% over four weeks, 14.9% over 12 weeks, and 13.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.0%
4W-1.8%
12W14.9%
26W-7.1%
52W13.2%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.81Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-11.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.58Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-7.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength68/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Value69/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Quality68/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 33; rank 1 is best.
Momentum27/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Growth90/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework35/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
14.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
63.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
20.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
23.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
18.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
13.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
50.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-2.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
5.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

HBAN shows mixed options pressure with a 46/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 1.43, expected move of 4.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction46/100
Expected move4.0%
Put/call volume1.43
Pressure-14
Speculation41
Volatility54
Trend agreement99
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Insider activity18 / 2

18 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 58 relevant articles.

20 positive · 31 neutral · 7 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings70dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move4.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-8.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.1%Week of 12 Jun.
Worst week-10.4%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+3.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.7% / -3.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202617.55 USD3.0%16.72 USD14.27 USD0.81-7.58133.3MOn
31 Jul 202617.04 USD-1.8%16.73 USD14.23 USD0.89-5.89128.2MOn
24 Jul 202617.36 USD-4.9%16.73 USD14.19 USD0.97-3.82184.6MOn
17 Jul 202618.25 USD2.1%16.73 USD14.14 USD1.01-0.75101.9MOff
10 Jul 202617.87 USD0.1%16.70 USD14.09 USD0.92-7.03100.2MOff
3 Jul 202617.86 USD0.4%16.68 USD14.04 USD0.92-5.7966.6MOff
26 Jun 202617.79 USD5.5%16.64 USD13.99 USD0.78-5.73110.0MOff
19 Jun 202616.86 USD-2.9%16.57 USD13.93 USD0.46-14.93105.8MOff
12 Jun 202617.36 USD6.1%16.52 USD13.88 USD0.11-10.47131.8MOff
5 Jun 202616.37 USD1.0%16.45 USD13.83 USD-0.38-13.88107.8MOff
29 May 202616.21 USD2.8%16.42 USD13.79 USD-0.56-18.91115.4MOff
22 May 202615.77 USD3.3%16.38 USD13.75 USD-0.63-19.2070.7MOff
15 May 202615.27 USD-4.4%16.37 USD13.70 USD-0.62-21.22113.8MOff
8 May 202615.97 USD-3.1%16.37 USD13.66 USD-0.51-18.33109.6MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.

Evidence context