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Hancock Whitney Corporation Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisHWC
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Hancock Whitney Corporation

🇺🇸HWC•NASDAQ

Hancock Whitney Corporation

🇺🇸HWC•NASDAQ
Market cap
$6.11B
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Mkt Cap
$6.11B
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HWC
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Hancock Whitney Corporation

Industry
Banks - Regional
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
John Hairston
Headquarters
US
Industry
Banks - Regional
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
John Hairston
Headquarters
US
Description

Hancock Whitney Corporation operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers.

It accepts various deposit products, including noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and time deposit accounts.

The company also offers loans products comprising commercial and industrial loans; commercial real estate loans; construction and land development loans; residential mortgages; consumer loans comprising second lien mortgage home loans, home equity lines of credit, and nonresidential consumer purpose loans; revolving credit facilities; and letters of credit and financial guarantees.

In addition, it offers investment brokerage and treasury management services, and annuity and life insurance products; and trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals. Further, the company facilitates investments in new market tax credit activities; and holds various foreclosed assets.

The company operates 177 banking locations and 239 automated teller machines primarily in the Gulf south corridor, including southern and central Mississippi; southern and central Alabama; southern, central, and northwest Louisiana; the northern, central, and panhandle regions of Florida; and certain areas of east Texas, including Houston, Beaumont, Dallas, and San Antonio.

It also operates a loan production office in Tennessee; and a trust and asset management office in Texas. The company was formerly known as Hancock Holding Company and changed its name to Hancock Whitney Corporation in May 2018. Hancock Whitney Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Hancock Whitney Corporation, and the rating behind it. HWC last traded at $75.25, 14.6× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Hancock Whitney Corporation. Starting points for Hancock Whitney Corporation: P/E 14.6, EPS $5.25, beta 0.95 — an Banks - Regional name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Hancock Whitney Corporation. Hancock Whitney Corporation paid $1.95 per share over the last year — a 2.6% yield at the current $75.25 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Hancock Whitney Corporation. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Hancock Whitney Corporation stands at $5.25. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Hancock Whitney Corporation. Hancock Whitney Corporation has reported as a listed company since 1991. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Hancock Whitney Corporation valued side by side against its closest peers. Hancock Whitney Corporation is measured against Banks - Regional peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Hancock Whitney Corporation, and how their positions are changing. At a $6.11B market value, institutional positions materially move Hancock Whitney Corporation's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Hancock Whitney Corporation executives and directors. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Hancock Whitney Corporation. Hancock Whitney Corporation is a $6.11B Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Hancock Whitney Corporation. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Hancock Whitney Corporation. Coverage tracks Hancock Whitney Corporation within Banks - Regional (Financial Services). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • ABCB — Ameris Bancorp
  • AUB — Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
  • AVAL — Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.
  • AX — Axos Financial, Inc.
  • GBCI — Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
  • HOMB — Home Bancshares, Inc.
  • IBOC — International Bancshares Corporation
  • IFS — Intercorp Financial Services Inc.

More Banks - Regional companies

  • ILPMF — Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
  • ILPMY — Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc
  • INBC — InBankshares, Corp
  • INBK — First Internet Bancorp
  • INBKZ — First Internet Bancorp - Fixed-
  • INDB — Independent Bank Corp.
  • INFT — Infinity Bancorp
  • INTR — Inter & Co, Inc.
  • ISBA — Isabella Bank Corporation
  • ISDAF — Israel Discount Bank Limited
  • ISDAY — Israel Discount Bank Limited
  • ISTR — Investar Holding Corporation

ETFs holding Hancock Whitney Corporation

  • QABA — First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (2.42%)
  • KRE — State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (1.38%)
  • HAPS — Harbor Human Capital Factor US Small Cap ETF (HAPS) (1.18%)
  • XMVM — Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum ETF (1.12%)
  • KBE — State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF (1.00%)
  • XMLV — Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (0.99%)
  • DPST — Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares (0.95%)

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