HBAN vs HTT vs SLM Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, High Templar Tech and Slm Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$820.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
SLM SLM Corp
$19.62 -17.1% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.49B
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.79B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHBANHTTSLMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.79B $820.37M $3.49B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x — 6.3x SLM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x — 8.9x SLM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% — -6.7% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% — 30.9% SLM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — 16.6% SLM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 2.3x SLM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.03% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% -57.2% -29.0% HBAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +1.8%/yr +2.2%/yr SLM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 56.9% 42.0% HBAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — 48/100 SLM

Percentile Scorecard

HBANHTTSLM

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

AxisHBANHTTSLM
Valuation 39 #223 of 362 – 47 #90 of 170
Growth 37 #139 of 221 – 30 #112 of 160
Profitability 38 #125 of 200 – 55 #68 of 149
Financial Health 29 #144 of 203 93 #12 of 158 36 #101 of 158
Shareholder Returns 61 #135 of 342 – 72 #39 of 135
Overall 41 – 48
  • HBAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SLM ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBANHTTSLMSPY
1 month +0.6%-20.8%-17.1% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-21.5%-22.8% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%-21.8%-16.3% +7.0%
Year to date -9.3%-46.5%-27.5% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%-57.2%-29.0% +13.0%
3 years +66.6%+5.6%+53.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.6%+1.8%+15.3% +23.1%
5 years -1.5%+9.2%+11.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.3%+1.8%+2.2% +11.0%
10 years +47.0%—+172.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.9%—+10.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHBANHTTSLMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%56.9%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%59.8%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.781.151.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-1.01-0.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-64.4%-45.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-61.6%-36.4% -1.8%
52-week high $19.27$4.95$30.85 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$1.90$18.74 $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.

MultipleHBANHTTSLM
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 12.1x —median 11.0x 6.6xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.4x —median 2.6x 2.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 5.0x —median 13.1x 4.2xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.0x —median 6.9x -9.4xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.30median 1.36 —median 0.32 0.23median 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 monthsHBANHTTSLM
Revenue $9.72B – $1.79B
Net income $2.41B – $567.40M
Free cash flow $2.68B – -$381.64M
EPS (diluted) $1.10 – $2.98
Cash & equivalents – $561.74M $2.17B
Total debt $21.85B $879.65M $6.43B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 500.73M 185.57M
Enterprise value $27.26B -$2.21B -$12.86B

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
MetricHBANHTTSLM
P/E 14.2x – 6.6x
P/FCF 11.8x – -9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x – -9.4x
P/S 3.3x – 2.0x
P/B 1.0x 0.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – 4.2x
EV/EBIT 6.9x – 4.3x
EV/Revenue 5.4x – 4.4x
EV/FCF 19.5x – -20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x – -20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.30 – 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANHTTSLM
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% – -6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% – -9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – 19.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.3% – 3.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.9% – 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.2% – -15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – -47.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% – -15.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – -47.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANHTTSLM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.2% – 104.4%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 30.2% – 41.2%
Net margin 23.1% – 30.9%
FCF margin 27.6% – -21.3%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% – -21.3%
Return on equity 7.4% – 24.0%
Return on assets 0.8% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – 16.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – -0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANHTTSLM
Debt / assets 7.7% 16.0% 21.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 2.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 8.1x – -16.9x
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 21.2% 92.4%
Equity / assets 11.5% 78.8% 7.6%
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
MetricHBANHTTSLM
Dividend yield 3.8% – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 15.2%
Shareholder yield 4.8% – 17.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.2% – 17.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.0% – -26.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.6% – -7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – -1.1%

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.

ConsensusHBANHTTSLM
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 – 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $-0.04FY2024 $2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024 -36.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% – +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024 $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024 -6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% – -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANHTTSLM
Held by institutions 86.7% 2.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,150 42 387
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -26.1% +2.4%
Institutions buying 574 14 193
Institutions selling 380 21 135
Buyers to sellers 1.51 0.67 1.43

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.

HBANHTTSLM
HBAN 1.00 0.10 0.45
HTT 0.10 1.00 0.13
SLM 0.45 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, HTT and SLM?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.79B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $820.37M, Slm (SLM) $3.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, HTT and SLM?

Slm (SLM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.2x, Slm (SLM) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Slm (SLM) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, Slm (SLM) 8.9x). 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) +26.4%, Slm (SLM) -6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slm (SLM) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 23.1%, Slm (SLM) 30.9%). On return on invested capital, Slm (SLM) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.3%, Slm (SLM) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -2.1%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, Slm (SLM) -29.0%. Over five years, Slm (SLM) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, Slm (SLM) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, Slm (SLM) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Slm (SLM) 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.