HBAN vs HTT vs EWBC Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, High Templar Tech and East West Bancorp 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
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
EWBC East West Bancorp Inc
$131.41 +3.3% 1M +27.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.00B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.28%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

East West Bancorp leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (East West Bancorp 5, Huntington Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANHTTEWBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.66B $816.15M $18.00B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.7x — 11.9x EWBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x — 11.5x EWBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.6% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.85% — 2.28% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% -60.1% +27.9% EWBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +2.7%/yr +10.4%/yr EWBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 56.8% 22.8% EWBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

HBANHTTEWBC

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

AxisHBANHTTEWBC
Valuation 48 #189 of 360 – 42 #211 of 360
Growth 38 #119 of 191 – –
Profitability 42 #98 of 168 – –
Financial Health 27 #128 of 175 93 #12 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 65 #120 of 341 – 38 #213 of 341
Overall 44 – –
  • HBAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HTT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • EWBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANHTTEWBCSPY
1 month +0.4%-19.6%+3.3% -0.2%
3 months -9.2%-20.9%+0.1% +3.9%
6 months -5.1%-20.2%+5.2% +8.2%
Year to date -9.5%-45.6%+16.9% +12.9%
1 year +0.4%-60.1%+27.9% +12.3%
3 years +66.4%+7.2%+149.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +18.5%+2.4%+35.7% +23.3%
5 years -1.3%+14.2%+64.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.3%+2.7%+10.4% +10.9%
10 years +46.1%—+230.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.9%—+12.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHBANHTTEWBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%56.8%22.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.7%59.8%22.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.781.160.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-1.061.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-64.4%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.5%-61.0%-3.8% -1.2%
52-week high $19.27$4.95$136.60 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$1.90$99.52 $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.

MultipleHBANHTTEWBC
P/E now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 12.1x —median 11.1x 11.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x —median 2.6x 5.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 5.0x —median 13.5x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 10.9x —median 7.0x 9.2xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 0.7x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.50median 1.34 —median 0.32 —median 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 monthsHBANHTTEWBC
Revenue $10.38B – –
Net income $2.51B – –
Free cash flow $2.92B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.14 – –
Cash & equivalents – $561.74M –
Total debt $23.41B $879.65M –
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 500.73M 138.30M
Enterprise value $26.61B -$2.22B $18.00B

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
MetricHBANHTTEWBC
P/E 13.7x – 11.9x
P/FCF 10.8x – 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x – –
P/S 3.1x – 5.5x
P/B 1.0x 0.5x –
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.5x –
EV/EBITDA 6.1x – –
EV/EBIT 6.7x – –
EV/Revenue 5.2x – –
EV/FCF 18.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.50 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANHTTEWBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.6% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 11.8% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -20.1% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.4% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.8% – –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANHTTEWBC
Debt / assets 8.1% 16.0% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x – –
Debt / FCF 8.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 88.8% 21.2% 89.5%
Equity / assets 11.2% 78.8% –
Interest coverage 1.6x – –
Current ratio – 4.8x –
Quick ratio – 2.4x –
Cash ratio – 2.4x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANHTTEWBC
Dividend yield 3.9% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.3% – –
Shareholder yield 5.1% – 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 37.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusHBANHTTEWBC
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 – 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $-0.04FY2024 $11.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024 +20.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% – -2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% – +22.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANHTTEWBC
Held by institutions 86.7% 2.2% 92.0%
Institutions holding 1,149 42 648
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -26.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 572 14 352
Institutions selling 380 21 199
Buyers to sellers 1.51 0.67 1.77

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.

HBANHTTEWBC
HBAN 1.00 0.10 0.75
HTT 0.10 1.00 0.14
EWBC 0.75 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, HTT and EWBC?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.66B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $816.15M, East West Bancorp (EWBC) $18.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, HTT and EWBC?

East West Bancorp (EWBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 13.7x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, East West Bancorp (EWBC) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year East West Bancorp (EWBC) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +0.4%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -60.1%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +27.9%. Over five years, East West Bancorp (EWBC) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +2.7%/yr, East West Bancorp (EWBC) +10.4%/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%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 2.28%. High Templar Tech (HTT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, East West Bancorp (EWBC) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.8%, East West Bancorp (EWBC) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, East West Bancorp (EWBC) leads on 5. 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.