Hap (Robert) Sneddon FCSI
Huntington Bancshares Inc.
HBAN-Q
COMMENT
Jun 30, 2017
A great sector to be in. Financial services are going to be benefiting from a rising rate environment. The banks particularly may be really capped by how much the market pushes up rates. This is poking its head right above the $13.60 area. If it gets above that on a daily basis, it probably means this is going to go much higher. He has a target of $17 that should be reached in the next year.
Debentures. The only issue that he is familiar with are the 7.5% of March 31/12, which trade at a very small premium. He expects it will be called and the new one will be issued in its place.
He's long liked this. Shares plunged 9% today. They reported mixed results, with earnings beating thanks to strong expense controls, their net interest income fell short which led to a revenue miss. Company forecast was solid. Shares plunged today to pre-Christmas levels, because the entire market plunged. he is bullish regional banks because rate hikes are coming. Pays a 4% yield.
AHY: Accidental high-yielding stocks that have fallen so far that their dividends now pay huge.
Regional banks like this make money whenever the Fed tightens, because they pay the same interest on your deposits, then invest that money in risk-free short-term treasuries to earn a big profit. The big national banks have too much exposure now, in contrast. Based on Ohio, HBAN is expanding across the midwest where manufacturing is heating up. Boasts solid deposit and loan growth, and pays a 4.8% yield.
Great management team and pays a strong dividend. They reported last Friday an in-line results, but deposits grew 8% last quarter. They lowered their full-year net-interest income growth forecast to account for interest rates. Shares rose last week by 5%.
A great sector to be in. Financial services are going to be benefiting from a rising rate environment. The banks particularly may be really capped by how much the market pushes up rates. This is poking its head right above the $13.60 area. If it gets above that on a daily basis, it probably means this is going to go much higher. He has a target of $17 that should be reached in the next year.