Hancock Whitney (HWC) Competitors

81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 2 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 3 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.81 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Hancock Whitney pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 31.3% 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 increased 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.

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Hancock Whitney currently has a consensus price target of $78.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $51.75, indicating a potential downside of 11.11%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 23.79% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 21.34%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.37% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus target price of $78.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. Fulton Financial has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.78%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Fulton Financial.

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 21.34% compared to Fulton Financial's net margin of 20.85%. Fulton Financial's return on equity of 12.69% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Fulton Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Hancock Whitney pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fulton Financial pays out 36.2% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Fulton Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Fulton Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Fulton Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Fulton Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 3 more articles in the media than Fulton Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 2 mentions for Fulton Financial. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Fulton Financial's score of -0.50 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 21.34% compared to Old National Bancorp's net margin of 18.90%. Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 11.23% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Hancock Whitney currently has a consensus price target of $78.14, indicating a potential upside of 12.63%. Old National Bancorp has a consensus price target of $27.91, indicating a potential upside of 16.48%. Given Old National Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 2 more articles in the media than Old National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 3 mentions for Old National Bancorp. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 1.30 indicating that Old National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hancock Whitney pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old National Bancorp pays out 29.9% 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.

Old National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Hancock Whitney. Old National Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Bank OZK has a net margin of 25.27% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 21.34%. Bank OZK's return on equity of 12.32% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Bank OZK currently has a consensus price target of $56.89, suggesting a potential upside of 14.70%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus price target of $78.14, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. Given Bank OZK's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Bank OZK is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

Bank OZK has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 3 more articles in the media than Bank OZK. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 2 mentions for Bank OZK. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Bank OZK's score of 0.00 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

86.2% of Bank OZK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Bank OZK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Bank OZK pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Bank OZK pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 41.1% 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. Bank OZK has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Hancock Whitney has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Bank OZK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.