HBAN short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Huntington Bancshares, Inc shares valued at $216,323 were sold by Hingst Marcy C on Jun 13 ’25. At $15.79 per share, Hingst Marcy C sold 13,700 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 337,879 shares worth approximately $5.93 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Hingst Marcy C purchased 13,700 shares, netting a total of over 216,323 in proceeds.

Before that, Wasserman Zachary Jacob had sold 59,060 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $848,282, the CFO and Senior Exec. V.P. traded Huntington Bancshares, Inc shares for $14.36 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 59,060 shares, worth approximately $4.87 million.

As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on July 03, 2025, Huntington Bancshares, Inc [HBAN] has been rated up from a Peer perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $21. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of May 15, 2025, TD Cowen has initiated its “Buy” rating for HBAN. Earlier on April 24, 2025, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for HBAN stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing HBAN Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Huntington Bancshares, Inc [NASDAQ: HBAN] rose 0.80% to $17.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.39, but it reached a high of $17.65 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.92%. Over the course of the year, Huntington Bancshares, Inc shares have jumped approximately 35.18%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $17.75 on 07/03/25 and a 52-week low of $11.91 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Huntington Bancshares, Inc (HBAN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.27. In the upper region, resistance lies at 17.68. The next price resistance is at 17.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.01 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Huntington Bancshares, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Huntington Bancshares, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 17.34 million shares to 66.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 49.49 million shares. A jump of 25.94% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.6 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.6.

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In terms of Huntington Bancshares, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 19 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.07% from the previous closing price of $17.42. Analysts anticipate Huntington Bancshares, Inc stock to reach 21 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 17. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Huntington Bancshares, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 07, 2025, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $18.

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