Hancock Holding Company Profile (NASDAQ:HBHC)

About Hancock Holding

Hancock Holding Company (Hancock) is a financial services company that provides a network of service financial choices to the Gulf South region through its bank subsidiary, Whitney Bank, a Mississippi state bank. The Company operates through overall banking operations segment. Whitney Bank operates under brands, such as Hancock Bank in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and Whitney Bank in Louisiana and Texas. The Bank operates across the Gulf South region comprising southern Mississippi; southern and central Alabama; southern Louisiana; the northern, central, and panhandle regions of Florida; Houston, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee. The Bank offers a range of traditional and online community banking services to commercial, small business and retail customers, providing a variety of transaction and savings deposit products, treasury management services, investment brokerage services, secured and unsecured loan products, and letters of credit and similar financial guarantees.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Regional - Southeast Banks
Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: HBHC
CUSIP: 41012010

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $31.96
50 Day Moving Average: $31.61
200 Day Moving Average: $27.24
52-Week Range: $20.01 - $32.94
Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.71
Foreward P/E Ratio: 13.84
P/E Growth: 2.21
Market Cap: $2.48B
Outstanding Shares: 77,543,000
Beta: 0.95

Profitability:

Net Margins: 11.20%
Return on Equity: 4.53%
Return on Assets: 0.49%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19%
Current Ratio: 0.82%
Quick Ratio: 0.82%

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Consensus Ratings for Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	8 Hold Ratings, 1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.11)
Consensus Price Target:	$29.00 (9.26% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/19/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$34.00
7/26/2016	Hovde Group	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$27.00 -> $32.00
7/24/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$27.50 -> $29.00
7/22/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Upgrade	Underperform -> Neutral
7/7/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$28.00
5/9/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform
4/9/2016	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Reiterated Rating	Hold
12/18/2015	FIG Partners	Upgrade	Outperform -> Market-Perform
12/18/2015	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target	Sector Perform	$28.00 -> $25.00
12/9/2015	Stephens	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight
6/30/2015	Wunderlich	Boost Price Target	Hold	$30.00 -> $31.00
4/27/2015	Drexel Hamilton	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
4/10/2015	Evercore ISI	Downgrade	Hold -> Sell	$34.00 -> $28.00

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/20/2016
7/20/2016	Q216	$0.45	$0.59	$229.18 million	$229.00 million	View	Listen
4/19/2016	Q1	$0.05	$0.09	$222.99 million		View	Listen
1/21/2016	Q4	$0.16	$0.19	$222.43 million		View	Listen
10/22/2015	Q3	$0.52	$0.52	$219.15 million		View	Listen
7/23/2015	Q215	$0.50	$0.51	$213.47 million		View	Listen
4/23/2015	Q115	$0.55	$0.55	$219.26 million		View	N/A
1/22/2015	Q414	$0.58	$0.56	$223.71 million		View	N/A
10/23/2014	Q314	$0.58	$0.59	$222.60 million		View	N/A
7/24/2014	Q214	$0.59	$0.59	$224.20 million		View	N/A
4/16/2014	Q114	$0.57	$0.58	$226.02 million		View	N/A
1/22/2014	Q413	$0.56	$0.55	$230.91 million		View	N/A
10/25/2013	Q313	$0.55	$0.56	$231.63 million		View	N/A
7/25/2013	Q2 2013	$0.55	$0.55	$234.18 million		View	N/A
4/25/2013	Q1 2013	$0.60	$0.56	$244.46 million		View	N/A
1/24/2013	Q4 2012	$0.63	$0.54			View	N/A
10/25/2012		$0.58	$0.58			View	N/A
7/26/2012		$0.58	$0.55			View	N/A
1/26/2012		$0.54	$0.22			View	N/A
10/24/2011		$0.55	$0.53			View	N/A
7/21/2011		$0.39	$0.48			View	N/A
4/19/2011		$0.43	$0.41			View	N/A
1/18/2011		$0.40	$0.46			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.83 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.31 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.02	$0.06	$0.04
Q2 2016	3	$0.38	$0.55	$0.46
Q3 2016	3	$0.48	$0.62	$0.56
Q4 2016	3	$0.51	$0.58	$0.56
Q1 2017	2	$0.54	$0.55	$0.55
Q2 2017	2	$0.57	$0.63	$0.60
Q3 2017	2	$0.60	$0.64	$0.62
Q4 2017	2	$0.59	$0.61	$0.60

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC)

Annual Dividend:	$0.96
Dividend Yield:	3.00%
Payout Ratio:	71.11% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 52.46% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 41.56% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/2/2016	quarterly	$0.24	3.4%	9/1/2016	9/6/2016	9/15/2016
5/3/2016	quarterly	$0.24	3.83%	6/2/2016	6/6/2016	6/15/2016
2/2/2016	quarterly	$0.24	4.15%	3/2/2016	3/4/2016	3/15/2016
11/3/2015	quarterly	$0.24	3.34%	12/2/2015	12/4/2015	12/15/2015
8/3/2015		$0.24		9/2/2015	9/4/2015	9/15/2015
5/1/2015	quarterly	$0.24	3.33%	6/3/2015	6/5/2015	6/15/2015
2/2/2015	quarterly	$0.24	3.49%	3/3/2015	3/5/2015	3/16/2015
10/27/2014	quarterly	$0.24	2.8%	12/3/2014	12/5/2014	12/15/2014
7/28/2014	quarterly	$0.24	2.92%	9/3/2014	9/5/2014	9/15/2014
4/17/2014	quarterly	$0.24	2.72%	6/3/2014	6/5/2014	6/16/2014
1/27/2014	quarterly	$0.24	2.71%	3/3/2014	3/5/2014	3/14/2014
10/28/2013	quarterly	$0.24	2.91%	12/3/2013	12/5/2013	12/16/2013
7/29/2013	quarterly	$0.24	2.92%	9/3/2013	9/5/2013	9/16/2013
4/30/2013	quarterly	$0.24	3.59%	6/3/2013	6/5/2013	6/14/2013
1/28/2013	quarterly	$0.24	3.2%	3/1/2013	3/5/2013	3/15/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.45%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 81.16%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/2/2016	Samuel B Kendricks	Insider	Sell	500	$32.50	$16,250.00
8/26/2016	Robert W Roseberry	Director	Sell	600	$31.63	$18,978.00
8/5/2016	Samuel B. Kendricks	Insider	Sell	755	$30.21	$22,808.55
8/4/2016	George A Schloegel	Insider	Buy	4,633	$28.64	$132,689.12
7/28/2016	Stephen E Barker	EVP	Sell	2,550	$29.45	$75,097.50
5/5/2016	Joseh S Exnicios	Insider	Buy	1,075	$24.41	$26,240.75
2/3/2016	John M. Hairston	CEO	Buy	4,153	$23.11	$95,975.83
1/28/2016	Joseh S. Exnicios	insider	Buy	9,220	$23.62	$217,776.40
1/28/2016	Michael M. Achary	CFO	Buy	1,345	$23.62	$31,768.90
1/27/2016	George A. Schloegel	Director	Buy	6,720	$22.16	$148,915.20
10/28/2015	George A. Schloegel	Director	Buy	4,000	$27.48	$109,920.00
6/3/2015	Edward G Francis	EVP	Sell	3,000	$30.30	$90,900.00
5/14/2015	Joseh S Exnicios	Insider	Sell	4,000	$29.77	$119,080.00
2/4/2015	D Shane Loper	COO	Buy	2,787	$28.70	$79,986.90
2/4/2015	Samuel B Kendricks	Insider	Buy	3,287	$28.82	$94,731.34
1/30/2015	John M Hairston	CEO	Buy	2,100	$26.30	$55,230.00
1/28/2015	George A Schloegel	Director	Buy	4,000	$26.31	$105,240.00
12/4/2014	Richard T Hill	EVP	Sell	8,274	$31.82	$263,278.68
11/3/2014	Carl J Chaney	CEO	Sell	18,000	$34.94	$628,920.00
10/29/2014	Joseh S Exnicios	Insider	Sell	3,075	$34.26	$105,349.50
9/12/2014	Carl J Chaney	CEO	Sell	2,000	$33.48	$66,960.00
9/11/2014	Robert W Roseberry	Director	Sell	2,266	$33.50	$75,911.00
2/3/2014	Joseh Exnicios	Insider	Sell	1,000	$33.85	$33,850.00
12/12/2013	Carl Chaney	CEO	Sell	15,926	$34.82	$554,543.32
12/12/2013	Clifton Saik	EVP	Sell	9,000	$34.82	$313,380.00
12/6/2013	Joy Phillips	Insider	Sell	2,625	$35.35	$92,793.75
11/26/2013	D Shane Loper	EVP	Sell	4,386	$35.01	$153,553.86
8/1/2013	Joseh S Exnicios	Insider	Sell	2,000	$33.42	$66,840.00
6/13/2013	James H Horne	Director	Sell	3,000	$28.44	$85,320.00
2/15/2013	Terence E Hall	Director	Buy	21,000	$31.43	$660,030.00
2/8/2013	Terence E Hall	Director	Buy	11,000	$30.56	$336,160.00
12/5/2012	Robert W Roseberry	Director	Sell	10,000	$31.75	$317,500.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC)

Date	Headline
	Analyst's Ratings Review: Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) - Post Registrar (NASDAQ:HBHC) postregistrar.com - September 21 at 3:36 PM
	Hancock Holding Company : Appoints Lundgren as Chief Investment Officer (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.4-traders.com - September 20 at 10:29 AM
	Hancock : James Fujinaga Named President of Hancock Investment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.4-traders.com - September 19 at 5:27 PM
	James Fujinaga Named President of Hancock Investment Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.publicnow.com - September 19 at 5:27 PM
	Hancock Holding downgraded by SunTrust (NASDAQ:HBHC) finance.yahoo.com - September 19 at 9:58 AM
	Expected For Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) Sales Of $1018.3 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.investornewswire.com - September 16 at 9:17 AM
	Shares Holding Above Moving Averages: Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) - Post News (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 15 at 8:30 AM
	Hancock Holding Company (HBHC) Sees 52-Week High - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.fidaily.com - September 9 at 5:09 PM
	Institutional Investors Have Decreased Positions in Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) - Post News (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 5:09 PM
	Why I'm Excited to Join Hancock and Whitney Bank (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.publicnow.com - September 6 at 5:23 PM
	Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) Held $869.429 In Cash And Short-Term Investments (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.stocksdaily.net - September 4 at 4:53 PM
	Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) Held $869.429 In Cash And Short-Term Investments - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.stocksdaily.net - September 4 at 9:43 AM
	Which way Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) earnings may go - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:HBHC) voiceregistrar.com - September 1 at 5:16 PM
	Stock Tracking Up to a Recent High: Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) - Post News (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 1 at 8:19 AM
	Stock Up Over the Past Five Trading Days: Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) - Post News (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 30 at 8:31 AM
	Why the Earnings Streak Will Continue for Hancock Holding Company (HBHC) - Nasdaq (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.nasdaq.com - August 24 at 5:16 PM
	Why the Earnings Streak Will Continue for Hancock Holding Company (HBHC) (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.zacks.com - August 24 at 8:25 AM
	Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) To Report September 2016 Results - The Voice Registrar (NASDAQ:HBHC) voiceregistrar.com - August 19 at 5:21 PM
	Hancock Holding Company pledges millions to help flood recovery efforts - GlobeNewswire (press release) (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.globenewswire.com - August 17 at 5:36 PM
	Hancock Holding Company pledges millions to help flood recovery efforts (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.publicnow.com - August 17 at 5:36 PM
	Will Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) Hit $34 Price Target? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.investornewswire.com - August 16 at 8:45 AM
	Hancock Holding Company Appoints Lundgren as Chief Investment ... - GlobeNewswire (press release) (NASDAQ:HBHC) globenewswire.com - August 12 at 8:32 AM
	3:02 pm Hancock Holding annouces David Lundgren as new Chief Investment Officer (NASDAQ:HBHC) finance.yahoo.com - August 11 at 5:38 PM
	Hancock Holding Company Appoints Lundgren as Chief Investment Officer (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.publicnow.com - August 11 at 5:38 PM
	Blackrock Fund Advisors Marginally Raises Its Investment in Hancock Holding Company (HBHC) (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.fidaily.com - August 11 at 8:21 AM
	Hancock (HBHC): 7 Reasons to Add Stock to Portfolio Now (NASDAQ:HBHC) finance.yahoo.com - August 11 at 8:21 AM
	Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp Raises Its Investment in Hancock Holding Company (HBHC) Last Quarter - Finance Daily (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.fidaily.com - August 9 at 9:46 PM
	College Costs How Much? Get a Handle on Education Finance (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.publicnow.com - August 9 at 9:45 PM
	Addressing the Longevity Dilemma (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.publicnow.com - August 9 at 9:45 PM
	HANCOCK HOLDING CO Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NASDAQ:HBHC) biz.yahoo.com - August 8 at 5:36 PM
	Hancock Holding Company (HBHC) Shares are Up 4.31% - Trade Calls (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.tradecalls.org - August 8 at 10:06 AM
	Chief Credit Risk Officer of Hancock Holdingny (NASDAQ:HBHC), Kendricks Samuel B, sells 755 shares worth $22,812 (NASDAQ:HBHC) empowerednews.net - August 7 at 9:44 AM
	Hancock Holding Co (NASDAQ:HBHC) nearing 52-week high, short interest stable - Street Report (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.streetreport.co - August 4 at 5:41 PM
	Hancock Holding Company Announces Quarterly Dividend - GlobeNewswire (press release) (NASDAQ:HBHC) globenewswire.com - August 3 at 8:30 AM
	Hancock Holding Company Announces Quarterly Dividend (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.publicnow.com - August 1 at 5:16 PM
	Insiders Selling, Short Interest Growing Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.fidaily.com - July 29 at 5:33 PM
	Hancock Holding Company Names Chip Knight as Chief Banking Officer - GlobeNewswire (press release) (NASDAQ:HBHC) globenewswire.com - July 28 at 9:52 PM
	Hancock Holding Company Names Chip Knight as Chief Banking Officer (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.publicnow.com - July 28 at 5:28 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Hancock Holding Co. : July 26, 2016 (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.capitalcube.com - July 26 at 12:47 PM
	Can Shares Of Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) Hit $33? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.investornewswire.com - July 26 at 8:15 AM
	Stock Upgrade of the Day: Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) - Review Fortune (NASDAQ:HBHC) reviewfortune.com - July 25 at 10:00 AM
	What the sale of C1, Bay Cities means for Hancock Bank (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.bizjournals.com - July 25 at 7:55 AM
	Piper Jaffray Raises Price Target on Hancock Holding (HBHC) Following 2Q Report (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.streetinsider.com - July 22 at 5:19 PM
	Hancock Holding's (HBHC) CEO John Hairston on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.msn.com - July 22 at 5:19 PM
	Hancock Holding Co. :HBHC-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : July 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.capitalcube.com - July 22 at 12:01 PM
	Hancock Holding's (HBHC) CEO John Hairston on Q2 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha (NASDAQ:HBHC) seekingalpha.com - July 22 at 8:17 AM
	Stock Marching Up in Session: Hancock Holding Company (NASDAQ:HBHC) - TGP (NASDAQ:HBHC) telanaganapress.com - July 21 at 5:32 PM
	Hancock Holding Company (HBHC) Jumps 5.72% on July 21 - Equities.com (NASDAQ:HBHC) www.equities.com - July 21 at 5:32 PM
	Edited Transcript of HBHC earnings conference call or presentation 21-Jul-16 2:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:HBHC) finance.yahoo.com - July 21 at 3:35 PM
	Hancock Holding Co Earnings Call scheduled for 10:00 am ET today (NASDAQ:HBHC) biz.yahoo.com - July 21 at 10:00 AM