Hancock Whitney (HWC) Competitors

75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds 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.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 24.66% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 21.81%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.71% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 5 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 8 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 1.31 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 39.2% 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. Hancock Whitney is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cathay General Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $62.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.21%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus price target of $83.78, suggesting a potential upside of 11.70%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

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

Hancock Whitney has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

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

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Fulton Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Hancock Whitney pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fulton Financial pays out 36.4% 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.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 8 more articles in the media than Fulton Financial. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 5 mentions for Fulton Financial. Fulton Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 1.31 indicating that Fulton Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus target price of $83.78, indicating a potential upside of 11.70%. Fulton Financial has a consensus target price of $24.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.21%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Fulton Financial.

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 21.81% compared to Fulton Financial's net margin of 20.63%. Fulton Financial's return on equity of 12.68% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

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.

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 21.81% compared to Old National Bancorp's net margin of 21.60%. Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 11.80% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

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

Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Old National Bancorp pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 39.2% 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. Hancock Whitney is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Old National Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $29.36, indicating a potential upside of 13.59%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $83.78, indicating a potential upside of 11.70%. Given Old National Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

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

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 2 more articles in the media than Old National Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 11 mentions for Old National Bancorp. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 1.31 indicating that Old National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Bank OZK has a net margin of 24.95% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 21.81%. Bank OZK's return on equity of 11.87% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Bank OZK has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Bank OZK currently has a consensus target price of $56.88, indicating a potential upside of 15.04%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $83.78, indicating a potential upside of 11.70%. Given Bank OZK's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bank OZK is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

Bank OZK pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Bank OZK pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 39.2% 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. Bank OZK has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Hancock Whitney has increased 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.

86.2% of Bank OZK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Bank OZK shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock 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.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 9 more articles in the media than Bank OZK. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 4 mentions for Bank OZK. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Bank OZK's score of 0.76 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.