Huntington to buy Veritex in $1.9 billion all-stock deal; Q2 EPS $0.34 up 13% from a year ago
Huntington Bancshares agreed to acquire Texas bank holding company Veritex Holdings in an all-stock merger, with Huntington issuing 1.95 shares for each Veritex share. The deal implies $33.91 per Veritex share and an aggregate transaction value of $1.9 billion, and it is expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2025 subject to regulatory approvals. Huntington also released preliminary second-quarter 2025 results, showing EPS up over 13% year over year, while the company said the deal is slightly dilutive to tangible book value per share.
Key points
- Huntington will issue 1.95 shares for each Veritex share; based on Huntington's $17.39 closing price on July 11, 2025, the deal implies $33.91 per Veritex share
- Expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions
- Preliminary Q2 2025 EPS of $0.34, unchanged from the prior quarter and up over 13% from the year-ago quarter; net interest income of $1.5 billion, up 12% from the year-ago quarter
- Tangible book value per share of $9.13, up $0.33 from the prior quarter and $1.24 from a year ago; full results are due July 18, 2025
The filing
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