Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC)

US — Financial Services Sector
Peers: CADE  TRMK  ABCB  HONE  AMTB  EGBN  AUB 

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol HWC
  • Rev/Share 23.3773
  • Book/Share 50.6411
  • PB 1.245
  • Debt/Equity 0.3169
  • CurrentRatio 6.6583
  • ROIC 0.0134

 

  • MktCap 5343801363.0
  • FreeCF/Share 6.6077
  • PFCF 9.3816
  • PE 11.5473
  • Debt/Assets 0.0393
  • DivYield 0.0278
  • ROE 0.1111

 

  • Rating A
  • Score 4
  • Recommendation Buy
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Reiterated HWC Hovde Group -- Outperform $65 $72 July 16, 2025
Downgrade HWC Keefe Bruyette Outperform Market Perform -- $63 July 11, 2025
Upgrade HWC Stephens Equal Weight Overweight -- -- Dec. 9, 2024

News

Why Hancock Whitney (HWC) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio
HWC
Published: February 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Hancock Whitney (HWC) have what it takes?

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About Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC)

  • IPO Date 1991-06-04
  • Website https://www.hancockwhitney.com
  • Industry Banks - Regional
  • CEO John M. Hairston
  • Employees 3497

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.