HBAN vs HTT vs CFG Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, High Templar Tech and Citizens Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.93 -19.6% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$816.15M
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

12 decided of 12

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.

QuestionHBANHTTCFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.66B $816.15M $27.60B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.7x — 13.9x HBAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x — 12.0x CFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% — +11.0% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% — 22.7% CFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% — 12.3% CFG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — 2.4x CFG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.85% — 2.82% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% -60.1% +25.8% CFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +2.7%/yr +6.4%/yr CFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 56.8% 25.2% CFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — 37/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

HBANHTTCFG

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureHBANHTTCFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%56.8%25.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%59.8%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.781.160.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-1.061.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-64.4%-59.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-61.0%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $19.27$4.95$74.73 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$1.90$49.71 $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.

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

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 monthsHBANHTTCFG
Revenue $10.38B – $8.73B
Net income $2.51B – $2.13B
Free cash flow $2.92B – $2.35B
EPS (diluted) $1.14 – $4.65
Cash & equivalents – $561.74M –
Total debt $23.41B $879.65M $16.35B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 500.73M 426.68M
Enterprise value $26.61B -$2.22B $27.60B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

HBANHTTCFG
HBAN 1.00 0.10 0.83
HTT 0.10 1.00 0.13
CFG 0.83 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, HTT and CFG?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.66B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $816.15M, Citizens Financial (CFG) $27.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, HTT and CFG?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Citizens Financial (CFG) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Citizens Financial (CFG) 12.0x). 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: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +30.6%, Citizens Financial (CFG) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

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

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.85%, Citizens Financial (CFG) 2.82%. High Templar Tech (HTT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.