CFG vs HBAN vs HTT Stock Comparison

Citizens Financial, Huntington Bancshares and High Templar Tech Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.93 -19.6% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$822.49M
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Consumer Lending Financial Services

Head to Head

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Citizens Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Citizens Financial 7, Huntington Bancshares 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCFGHBANHTTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.68B $31.80B $822.49M HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 13.7x — HBAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 12.5x — CFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +30.6% — HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.7% 22.4% — CFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 11.9% — CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x — CFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.8% +0.4% -60.1% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr -0.3%/yr +2.7%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.2% 26.0% 56.8% CFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 44/100 — HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

CFGHBANHTT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCFGHBANHTT
Valuation 28 #260 of 360 48 #189 of 360 –
Growth 36 #123 of 191 38 #119 of 191 –
Profitability 38 #105 of 168 42 #98 of 168 –
Financial Health 32 #119 of 175 27 #128 of 175 93 #12 of 158
Shareholder Returns 53 #161 of 341 65 #120 of 341 –
Overall 37 44 –
  • CFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HTT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCFGHBANHTTSPY
1 month -0.4%+0.4%-19.6% -0.2%
3 months -10.5%-9.2%-20.9% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%-5.1%-20.2% +8.2%
Year to date +11.8%-9.5%-45.6% +12.9%
1 year +25.8%+0.4%-60.1% +12.3%
3 years +185.5%+66.4%+7.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +41.9%+18.5%+2.4% +23.3%
5 years +36.3%-1.3%+14.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%-0.3%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +143.0%+46.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+3.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCFGHBANHTTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.2%26.0%56.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.5%28.7%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.781.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.020.02-1.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.4%-47.4%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-18.5%-61.0% -1.2%
52-week high $74.73$19.27$4.95 $779.14
52-week low $49.71$15.02$1.90 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCFGHBANHTT
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 12.1x 13.7xmedian 12.1x —median 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x —median 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 10.9x 10.8xmedian 10.9x —median 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 12.61median 1.34 -1.50median 1.34 —median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCFGHBANHTT
Revenue $8.73B $10.38B –
Net income $2.13B $2.51B –
Free cash flow $2.35B $2.92B –
EPS (diluted) $4.65 $1.14 –
Cash & equivalents – – $561.74M
Total debt $16.35B $23.41B $879.65M
Shares (diluted) 426.68M 2.05B 500.73M
Enterprise value $27.68B $26.71B -$2.21B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCFGHBANHTT
P/E 13.9x 13.7x –
P/FCF 11.7x 10.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 9.5x –
P/S 3.2x 3.1x –
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.0x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.5x 6.1x –
EV/EBIT 6.9x 6.7x –
EV/Revenue 5.0x 5.2x –
EV/FCF 18.7x 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.61 -1.50 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCFGHBANHTT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 30.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 10.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.5% 11.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 1.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 39.7% -20.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -9.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 94.5% 25.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.1% 2.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 103.4% 17.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -0.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCFGHBANHTT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 78.0% 84.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 31.1% 29.5% –
Net margin 22.7% 22.4% –
FCF margin 27.0% 28.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 28.7% 32.3% –
Return on equity 8.1% 7.7% –
Return on assets 0.9% 0.9% –
Return on invested capital 12.3% 11.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCFGHBANHTT
Debt / assets 7.0% 8.1% 16.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.5x –
Debt / FCF 6.9x 8.0x –
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 88.8% 21.2%
Equity / assets 11.2% 11.2% 78.8%
Interest coverage 1.7x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – 4.8x
Quick ratio – – 2.4x
Cash ratio – – 2.4x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCFGHBANHTT
Dividend yield 2.8% 3.9% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 5.5% 5.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 36.7% 44.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.1% 37.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% 22.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 7.2% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCFGHBANHTT
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.42FY2026 $1.26FY2026 $-0.04FY2024
EPS growth, next FY +40.4%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024
EPS growth, the year after +27.1% +48.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.59BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +12.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCFGHBANHTT
Held by institutions 96.7% 86.7% 2.2%
Institutions holding 1,097 1,149 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.4% -26.1%
Institutions buying 633 572 14
Institutions selling 314 380 21
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.51 0.67

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CFGHBANHTT
CFG 1.00 0.83 0.13
HBAN 0.83 1.00 0.10
HTT 0.13 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CFG, HBAN and HTT?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.68B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.80B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $822.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, CFG, HBAN and HTT?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Citizens Financial (CFG) 14.0x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Citizens Financial (CFG) is cheapest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Citizens Financial (CFG) has the highest net margin (Citizens Financial (CFG) 22.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 22.4%). On return on invested capital, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads (Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.3%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Citizens Financial (CFG) returned the most: Citizens Financial (CFG) +25.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.4%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -60.1%. Over five years, Citizens Financial (CFG) compounded fastest (Citizens Financial (CFG) +6.4%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Citizens Financial (CFG) 0.03%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 0.00%. High Templar Tech (HTT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Citizens Financial (CFG) has been the steadiest (Citizens Financial (CFG) 25.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CFG, HBAN and HTT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Citizens Financial (CFG) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.