HTT vs AFRM vs HBAN Stock Comparison

High Templar Tech, Affirm Holdings and Huntington Bancshares Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.90 -20.8% 1M -57.2% 1Y
Market cap
$803.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
1 win
AFRM Affirm Holdings, Inc.
$69.49 -2.8% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$23.43B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Huntington Bancshares leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Huntington Bancshares 5, Affirm Holdings 5, High Templar Tech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHTTAFRMHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $803.46M $23.43B $31.78B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 12.1x 14.2x AFRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 37.4x 12.5x HBAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.2% +26.4% AFRM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 45.3% 23.1% AFRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% 11.3% HBAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x 2.4x AFRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 3.85% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% -7.8% -2.1% HBAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr -14.4%/yr -0.3%/yr HTT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 59.7% 26.0% HBAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 45/100 AFRM

Percentile Scorecard

HTTAFRMHBAN

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

AxisHTTAFRMHBAN
Valuation – 51 #33 of 66 48 #49 of 94
Growth – 95 #4 of 63 40 #49 of 81
Profitability – 57 #25 of 57 43 #49 of 85
Financial Health 89 #8 of 64 56 #29 of 64 35 #55 of 84
Shareholder Returns – 20 #34 of 42 57 #38 of 87
Overall – 56 45
  • HTT ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AFRM ranked among 71 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HBAN ranked among 99 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHTTAFRMHBANSPY
1 month -20.8%-2.8%+0.6% -0.8%
3 months -21.5%-4.9%-8.3% +3.5%
6 months -21.8%+6.7%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%-6.6%-9.3% +12.2%
1 year -57.2%-7.8%-2.1% +13.0%
3 years +5.6%+310.5%+66.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.8%+60.2%+18.6% +23.1%
5 years +9.2%-54.0%-1.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%-14.4%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+47.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+3.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHTTAFRMHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%59.7%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%58.3%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.152.600.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.01-0.13-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-94.7%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.6%-19.0%-18.4% -1.8%
52-week high $4.95$85.78$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $1.90$42.53$15.02 $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.

MultipleHTTAFRMHBAN
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.0x 12.1xmedian 11.0x 14.2xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.3x 5.5xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.4x 33.6xmedian 15.4x 6.2xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.5x 23.6xmedian 11.5x 11.8xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 4.3xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.26 0.22median 0.26 -1.30median 1.40

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 monthsHTTAFRMHBAN
Revenue – $4.26B $9.72B
Operating income – $416.98M –
Net income – $1.93B $2.41B
Free cash flow – $992.63M $2.68B
EPS (diluted) – $5.53 $1.10
Cash & equivalents $561.74M $1.63B –
Total debt $879.65M $10.58B $21.85B
Shares (diluted) 500.73M 348.85M 2.05B
Enterprise value -$2.23B $17.12B $27.29B

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
MetricHTTAFRMHBAN
P/E – 12.1x 14.2x
P/FCF – 23.6x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.0x 10.4x
P/S – 5.5x 3.3x
P/B 0.5x 4.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 4.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 33.6x 6.2x
EV/EBIT – 60.3x 6.9x
EV/Revenue – 5.9x 5.4x
EV/FCF – 25.3x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 20.4x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.22 -1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTTAFRMHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.2% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 39.0% 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 577.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 3,598% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 58.2% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 3,515% -18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 54.1% -10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 55.1% 44.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 365.8% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 65.0% 37.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 123.3% -1.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTTAFRMHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 17.6% 86.2%
Operating margin – 9.8% –
Pretax margin – 11.6% 30.2%
Net margin – 45.3% 23.1%
FCF margin – 23.3% 27.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 28.9% 31.5%
Return on equity – 41.6% 7.4%
Return on assets – 13.3% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% 11.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.2% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTTAFRMHBAN
Debt / assets 16.0% 21.1% 7.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.4x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 65.3% 88.5%
Equity / assets 78.8% 34.7% 11.5%
Interest coverage – 0.9x 1.6x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 2.4x – –
Cash ratio 2.4x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTTAFRMHBAN
Dividend yield – – 3.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% 1.0%
Shareholder yield – -0.7% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 42.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 38.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%

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.

ConsensusHTTAFRMHBAN
Forward P/E – 37.4xFY2027 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2024 $1.86FY2027 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2024 -66.4%FY2027 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +45.2% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.00MFY2024 $5.22BFY2027 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +164.2%FY2024 +22.5%FY2027 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +24.2% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTTAFRMHBAN
Held by institutions 2.2% 77.1% 86.7%
Institutions holding 42 658 1,150
Change in shares held, QoQ -26.1% +8.1% +1.4%
Institutions buying 14 401 574
Institutions selling 21 173 380
Buyers to sellers 0.67 2.32 1.51

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.

HTTAFRMHBAN
HTT 1.00 0.26 0.11
AFRM 0.26 1.00 0.36
HBAN 0.11 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTT, AFRM and HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Templar Tech (HTT) $803.46M, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) $23.43B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, HTT, AFRM and HBAN?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 12.1x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is cheapest (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 37.4x, 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?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) +32.2%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affirm Holdings (AFRM) has the highest net margin (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 45.3%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) leads (Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 5.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) returned the most: High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -7.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -2.1%. Over five years, High Templar Tech (HTT) compounded fastest (High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) -14.4%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 3.85%. High Templar Tech (HTT) and Affirm Holdings (AFRM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has been the steadiest (High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, Affirm Holdings (AFRM) 59.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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