Old National Bancorp (ONB) Competitors

Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) and Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ:HBAN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONB or HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares received 196 more outperform votes than Old National Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.53% of users gave Old National Bancorp an outperform vote while only 51.39% of users gave Huntington Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Old National Bancorp	Outperform Votes 379 54.53%	Underperform Votes 316 45.47%
Huntington Bancshares	Outperform Votes 575 51.39%	Underperform Votes 544 48.61%

Do analysts recommend ONB or HBAN?

Old National Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $24.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.50%. Huntington Bancshares has a consensus target price of $17.41, suggesting a potential upside of 2.78%. Given Old National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than Huntington Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Huntington Bancshares	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Which has more volatility & risk, ONB or HBAN?

Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Bancshares has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ONB or HBAN more profitable?

Old National Bancorp has a net margin of 17.93% compared to Huntington Bancshares' net margin of 14.19%. Huntington Bancshares' return on equity of 10.72% beat Old National Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old National Bancorp	17.93%	10.10%	1.12%
Huntington Bancshares	14.19%	10.72%	0.95%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ONB or HBAN?

83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of Huntington Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Huntington Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ONB or HBAN?

In the previous week, Huntington Bancshares had 14 more articles in the media than Old National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Huntington Bancshares and 6 mentions for Old National Bancorp. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Huntington Bancshares' score of 1.11 indicating that Old National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Old National Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Huntington Bancshares	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ONB or HBAN a better dividend stock?

Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Huntington Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Old National Bancorp pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntington Bancshares pays out 59.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ONB or HBAN?

Huntington Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Old National Bancorp. Old National Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Huntington Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Old National Bancorp	$1.86B	3.83	$581.99M	$1.65	13.55
Huntington Bancshares	$7.21B	3.41	$1.95B	$1.04	16.29

Summary

Old National Bancorp beats Huntington Bancshares on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.