Hancock Whitney (HWC) Competitors

In the previous week, Fulton Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Hancock Whitney. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Fulton Financial and 7 mentions for Hancock Whitney. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Fulton Financial's score of 0.00 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, 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

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.

Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Fulton Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Fulton Financial has raised 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 currently has a consensus target price of $84.56, indicating a potential upside of 18.03%. Fulton Financial has a consensus target price of $24.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.09%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Fulton Financial.

In the previous week, Old National Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Hancock Whitney. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Old National Bancorp and 7 mentions for Hancock Whitney. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Old National Bancorp's score of 0.08 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term 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.

Old National Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $29.86, indicating a potential upside of 22.27%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $84.56, indicating a potential upside of 18.03%. Given Old National Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

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.

Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.58 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 2.8%. 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.

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.

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bank OZK has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bank OZK pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Hancock Whitney pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bank OZK pays out 31.7% 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 and Bank OZK has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Bank OZK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus price target of $84.56, suggesting a potential upside of 18.03%. Bank OZK has a consensus price target of $54.57, suggesting a potential upside of 25.28%. Given Bank OZK's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bank OZK is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

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

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.

In the previous week, Bank OZK had 9 more articles in the media than Hancock Whitney. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Bank OZK and 7 mentions for Hancock Whitney. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Bank OZK's score of 0.42 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

United Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 5.43%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus price target of $84.56, suggesting a potential upside of 18.03%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than United Bankshares.

United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. United Bankshares pays out 41.4% 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. United Bankshares has raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years and Hancock Whitney has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. United Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

United Bankshares has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 4 more articles in the media than United Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 3 mentions for United Bankshares. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 0.49 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

United Bankshares has a net margin of 27.97% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 21.81%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.36% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.

70.8% of United Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of United Bankshares 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.