Short Interest in Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBANP) Increases By 334.0%

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBANP) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 70,300 shares, a growth of 334.0% from the December 15th total of 16,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 54,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Huntington Bancshares Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of Huntington Bancshares stock traded up $0.11 on Tuesday, reaching $17.41. The stock had a trading volume of 47,370 shares, compared to its average volume of 61,809. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $18.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.96. Huntington Bancshares has a 1 year low of $17.05 and a 1 year high of $20.74.

Huntington Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be paid a $0.2813 dividend. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.46%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st.

Huntington Bancshares Company Profile

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated operates as the bank holding company for The Huntington National Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage banking services in the United States. The company offers financial products and services to consumer and business customers, including deposits, lending, payments, mortgage banking, dealer financing, investment management, trust, brokerage, insurance, and other financial products and services.