NII guidance at low end or below
Guidance tone
Huntington Bancshares reported strong Q2 2026 driven by robust loan/deposit growth, expanding fee income, and successful Cadence conversion. Management revised NII guidance to the low end/below due to deposit cost pressure, but reaffirmed 2027 EPS target ($1.90-$1.93) and 18-19% ROTCE. The stock declined ~5% on the NII revision. Core franchise organic loan growth 1.2% (normalized) and deposit growth 1.8% sequentially; fee income grew 30% year-over-year.
Huntington Bancshares reported strong Q2 2026 driven by robust loan/deposit growth, expanding fee income, and successful Cadence conversion. Management revised NII guidance to the low end/below due to deposit cost pressure, but reaffirmed 2027 EPS target ($1.90-$1.93) and 18-19% ROTCE. The stock declined ~5% on the NII revision. Core franchise organic loan growth 1.2% (normalized) and deposit growth 1.8% sequentially; fee income grew 30% year-over-year.
Guidance tone
Management expressed confidence driven by strong organic growth, a successful systems conversion, and a clear path to 2027 targets; no notable shift in tone from prior calls.
Guidance tone
NII guidance for 2026 now at low end or modestly below prior range due to deposit pricing pressure; NIM expected to trough in Q2 and expand into Q3/Q4.
Brant Standridge noted the successful conversion included 'the deployment of AI-enabled tools to automate a number of the manual processes.'
Loan growth expected each quarter. Management expressed confidence driven by strong organic growth, a successful systems conversion, and a clear path to 2027 targets; no notable shift in tone from prior calls.
Management expressed confidence driven by strong organic growth, a successful systems conversion, and a clear path to 2027 targets; no notable shift in tone from prior calls.
“We pulled down auto volumes in the first and second quarter because they didn't meet our return threshold.”
“We wanted to see some balancing of our commercial real estate between 10-11% of total and our construction commitments reduced a bit. That is happening faster than we expected.”
| Показатель | Период | Диапазон | Середина | Статус |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | FY2027 | $1.90–$1.93 | $1.92 | GUIDED |