Huntington Bancshares, Inc [HBAN] short interest surges, jumping by 93.83 million million shares

Jaxson Clark

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Huntington Bancshares, Inc shares valued at $230,976 were sold by Hingst Marcy C on Dec 11 ’25. At $18.00 per share, Hingst Marcy C sold 12,832 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 239,473 shares worth approximately $4.21 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Kowalski Kendall A sold 2,481 shares, netting a total of over 44,174 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $17.80 each, the insider now holds 71,566 shares.

Before that, Kowalski Kendall A had sold 1,547 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $27,745, the Chief Information Officer traded Huntington Bancshares, Inc shares for $17.93 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,547 shares, worth approximately $2.03 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Evercore ISI on October 21, 2025, Huntington Bancshares, Inc [HBAN] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $18. Analysts at Wolfe Research upgraded the stock from ‘”a Peer perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of May 21, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for HBAN. Earlier on May 15, 2025, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for HBAN stock.

Analyzing HBAN Stock Performance

On last trading session, Huntington Bancshares, Inc [NASDAQ: HBAN] plunged -0.90% to $17.59. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.51, but it reached a high of $17.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.79%. Over the course of the year, Huntington Bancshares, Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.91%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $18.03 on 12/15/25 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 17.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 17.78. The next price resistance is at 17.98. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.43 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Huntington Bancshares, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Huntington Bancshares, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 17.92 million shares to 93.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 75.91 million shares. A jump of 19.1% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.18.

Which companies own the most shares of Huntington Bancshares, Inc (HBAN)?

In terms of Huntington Bancshares, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 18 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.41% from the previous closing price of $17.75. Analysts anticipate Huntington Bancshares, Inc stock to reach 23 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 16. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Huntington Bancshares, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 24, 2025, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $17.50.

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