Hancock Whitney (HWC) Competitors $60.51 -0.80 (-1.30%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$60.50 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HWC vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, FULT, ONB, OZK, WTFC, ASB, FNB, and SNVShould you be buying Hancock Whitney stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hancock Whitney include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Fulton Financial (FULT), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Bank OZK (OZK), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), and Synovus Financial (SNV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Hancock Whitney vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Fulton Financial Old National Bancorp Bank OZK Wintrust Financial Associated Banc F.N.B. Synovus Financial Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or HWC? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ABCB or HWC? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $66.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.25%. Given Hancock Whitney's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Hancock Whitney 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is ABCB or HWC a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hancock Whitney has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Hancock Whitney is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ABCB or HWC? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABCB or HWC? Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Hancock Whitney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.12B4.03$358.68M$5.4012.16Hancock Whitney$2.06B2.52$460.82M$5.4311.14 Is ABCB or HWC more profitable? Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 23.28% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.21% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Hancock Whitney 23.28%11.21%1.35% Does the media prefer ABCB or HWC? In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 13 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 0.70 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hancock Whitney 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHancock Whitney beats Ameris Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hancock Whitney News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HWC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HWC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HWC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHancock WhitneyBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.25B$2.03B$12.32B$9.48BDividend Yield2.94%2.58%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio11.1412.2819.0619.95Price / Sales2.522.3726.03102.72Price / Cash10.1512.7421.8458.97Price / Book1.191.212.275.90Net Income$460.82M$154.64M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance0.45%0.24%0.79%1.94%1 Month Performance7.78%6.16%3.81%12.02%1 Year Performance9.74%15.82%541.45%20.81% Hancock Whitney Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWCHancock Whitney4.8268 of 5 stars$60.51-1.3%$66.71+10.3%+9.2%$5.25B$2.06B11.143,476Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2604 of 5 stars$66.67-1.0%$71.43+7.1%+9.0%$4.59B$1.12B12.802,850Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.144 of 5 stars$48.09-0.2%$50.17+4.3%+12.1%$3.37B$1.39B12.141,266Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4163 of 5 stars$24.59-1.1%$28.75+16.9%-8.8%$2.35B$1.62B10.202,090News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseFULTFulton Financial3.4545 of 5 stars$19.40-1.1%$21.13+8.9%-4.4%$3.53B$1.86B11.353,400Analyst RevisionONBOld National Bancorp4.9058 of 5 stars$22.65-1.0%$26.30+16.1%+9.2%$7.24B$2.96B13.174,066Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOZKBank OZK3.9502 of 5 stars$51.77-0.4%$52.88+2.1%+13.4%$5.89B$2.77B8.403,028Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastWTFCWintrust Financial4.6064 of 5 stars$131.38-2.0%$139.92+6.5%+22.8%$8.79B$3.97B13.005,903Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeASBAssociated Banc4.8947 of 5 stars$25.58-0.9%$27.22+6.4%+9.5%$4.24B$2.39B29.744,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportFNBF.N.B.4.1418 of 5 stars$15.99-0.5%$18.57+16.2%+7.2%$5.75B$2.57B12.494,280Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSNVSynovus Financial4.6529 of 5 stars$55.56-0.3%$60.67+9.2%+24.6%$7.72B$3.43B10.664,775Trending NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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