HTT vs SYF vs HBAN Stock Comparison

High Templar Tech, Synchrony Financial 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
$820.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
SYF Synchrony Financial
$74.86 +2.7% 1M +0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$23.94B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.31B
Div. yield
0.02%
Consumer Lending Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionHTTSYFHBANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $820.37M $23.94B $31.79B HBAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 7.4x 14.2x SYF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.6x 12.5x SYF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.6% +26.4% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.8% 23.1% HBAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.7% 11.3% SYF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x 2.4x SYF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.03% HBAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.2% +0.0% -2.1% SYF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +9.9%/yr -0.3%/yr SYF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 31.7% 26.0% HBAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 41/100 SYF

Percentile Scorecard

HTTSYFHBAN

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

AxisHTTSYFHBAN
Valuation – 94 #12 of 170 39 #223 of 362
Growth – 51 #79 of 160 37 #139 of 221
Profitability – 91 #15 of 149 38 #125 of 200
Financial Health 93 #12 of 158 78 #35 of 158 29 #144 of 203
Shareholder Returns – 84 #22 of 135 61 #135 of 342
Overall – 80 41
  • HTT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • SYF ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HBAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHTTSYFHBANSPY
1 month -20.8%+2.7%+0.6% -0.8%
3 months -21.5%-0.6%-8.3% +3.5%
6 months -21.8%-2.5%-4.8% +7.0%
Year to date -46.5%-10.3%-9.3% +12.2%
1 year -57.2%+0.0%-2.1% +13.0%
3 years +5.6%+166.5%+66.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.8%+38.7%+18.6% +23.1%
5 years +9.2%+60.4%-1.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%+9.9%-0.3% +11.0%
10 years —+160.8%+47.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+10.1%+3.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHTTSYFHBANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%31.7%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%36.1%28.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.151.180.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.010.00-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-46.7%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.6%-15.4%-18.4% -1.8%
52-week high $4.95$88.47$19.27 $779.14
52-week low $1.90$63.78$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.

MultipleHTTSYFHBAN
P/E now vs peer median —median 11.0x 7.4xmedian 11.0x 14.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.6x 1.2xmedian 2.6x 3.3xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 1.8xmedian 13.1x 6.2xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 6.9x 2.4xmedian 6.9x 11.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 0.34median 0.32 -1.30median 1.36

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 monthsHTTSYFHBAN
Revenue – $19.31B $9.72B
Net income – $3.33B $2.41B
Free cash flow – $9.56B $2.68B
EPS (diluted) – $10.06 $1.10
Cash & equivalents $561.74M $15.90B –
Total debt $879.65M $8.11B $21.85B
Shares (diluted) 500.73M 322.40M 2.05B
Enterprise value -$2.21B -$43.68B $27.26B

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
MetricHTTSYFHBAN
P/E – 7.4x 14.2x
P/FCF – 2.4x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.4x 10.4x
P/S – 1.2x 3.3x
P/B 0.5x 1.4x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 1.4x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – 1.8x 6.2x
EV/EBIT – 1.9x 6.9x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 5.4x
EV/FCF – 1.6x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.6x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.34 -1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHTTSYFHBAN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.6% 26.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – -6.8% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 6.5% -18.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 21.7% -10.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.0% 44.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.0% 37.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% -1.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHTTSYFHBAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 45.8% 86.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 22.6% 30.2%
Net margin – 16.8% 23.1%
FCF margin – 49.5% 27.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 49.5% 31.5%
Return on equity – 19.9% 7.4%
Return on assets – 2.7% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 25.7% 11.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHTTSYFHBAN
Debt / assets 16.0% 6.6% 7.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 21.2% 86.5% 88.5%
Equity / assets 78.8% 13.5% 11.5%
Interest coverage – 2.1x 1.6x
Current ratio 4.8x – –
Quick ratio 2.4x – –
Cash ratio 2.4x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHTTSYFHBAN
Dividend yield – 1.7% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – 16.5% 1.0%
Shareholder yield – 18.2% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% 42.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.4% 38.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.5% 12.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.1% 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.

ConsensusHTTSYFHBAN
Forward P/E – 7.6xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2024 $9.82FY2026 $1.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -233.3%FY2024 +5.8%FY2026 -9.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.3% +48.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.00MFY2024 $15.69BFY2026 $10.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +164.2%FY2024 +4.7%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.5% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHTTSYFHBAN
Held by institutions 2.2% 100.0% 86.7%
Institutions holding 42 1,002 1,150
Change in shares held, QoQ -26.1% -0.8% +1.4%
Institutions buying 14 526 574
Institutions selling 21 345 380
Buyers to sellers 0.67 1.52 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.

HTTSYFHBAN
HTT 1.00 0.08 0.10
SYF 0.08 1.00 0.59
HBAN 0.10 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HTT, SYF and HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: High Templar Tech (HTT) $820.37M, Synchrony Financial (SYF) $23.94B, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, HTT, SYF and HBAN?

Synchrony Financial (SYF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.4x, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synchrony Financial (SYF) is cheapest (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 7.6x, 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: Synchrony Financial (SYF) +2.6%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +26.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest net margin (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 16.8%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Synchrony Financial (SYF) leads (Synchrony Financial (SYF) 25.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Synchrony Financial (SYF) returned the most: High Templar Tech (HTT) -57.2%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +0.0%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -2.1%. Over five years, Synchrony Financial (SYF) compounded fastest (High Templar Tech (HTT) +1.8%/yr, Synchrony Financial (SYF) +9.9%/yr, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) has the highest dividend yield: High Templar Tech (HTT) 0.00%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 0.02%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 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 (High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 31.7%, Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HTT, SYF 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, Synchrony Financial (SYF) 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.