Hancock Whitney (HWC) Competitors

Banco Santander (Brasil) (NYSE:BSBR) and Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BSBR or HWC?

14.5% of Banco Santander (Brasil) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Banco Santander (Brasil) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BSBR or HWC more profitable?

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 22.40% compared to Banco Santander (Brasil)'s net margin of 0.00%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.56% beat Banco Santander (Brasil)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander (Brasil)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hancock Whitney	22.40%	11.56%	1.32%

Does the media favor BSBR or HWC?

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 9 more articles in the media than Banco Santander (Brasil). MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 0 mentions for Banco Santander (Brasil). Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Banco Santander (Brasil)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander (Brasil)	Neutral
Hancock Whitney	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BSBR or HWC?

Banco Santander (Brasil) has higher revenue and earnings than Hancock Whitney. Banco Santander (Brasil) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banco Santander (Brasil)	$49.01B	0.40	$1.89B	$0.81	6.50
Hancock Whitney	$1.45B	3.22	$460.82M	$5.42	10.06

Is BSBR or HWC a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander (Brasil) pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Banco Santander (Brasil) pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 33.2% 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. Banco Santander (Brasil) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, BSBR or HWC?

Banco Santander (Brasil) has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSBR or HWC?

Banco Santander (Brasil) received 207 more outperform votes than Hancock Whitney when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.26% of users gave Banco Santander (Brasil) an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Santander (Brasil)	Outperform Votes 273 55.26%	Underperform Votes 221 44.74%
Hancock Whitney	Outperform Votes 66 50.38%	Underperform Votes 65 49.62%

Do analysts rate BSBR or HWC?

Banco Santander (Brasil) presently has a consensus target price of $5.35, indicating a potential upside of 1.61%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $61.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Banco Santander (Brasil).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Santander (Brasil)	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Hancock Whitney	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Hancock Whitney beats Banco Santander (Brasil) on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.