Byline Bancorp (BY) Competitors

Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) and Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Does the media favor BY or HWC?

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 7 more articles in the media than Byline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 3 mentions for Byline Bancorp. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Byline Bancorp's score of 1.02 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Byline Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hancock Whitney	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BY or HWC more profitable?

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 22.40% compared to Byline Bancorp's net margin of 19.33%. Byline Bancorp's return on equity of 11.61% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byline Bancorp	19.33%	11.61%	1.28%
Hancock Whitney	22.40%	11.56%	1.32%

Do analysts prefer BY or HWC?

Byline Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $33.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.63%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $61.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.15%. Given Byline Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Byline Bancorp is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hancock Whitney	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BY or HWC?

67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Byline 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BY or HWC a better dividend stock?

Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Byline Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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. Byline Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BY or HWC?

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Byline Bancorp. Byline 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Byline Bancorp	$405.32M	3.06	$120.76M	$2.70	9.95
Hancock Whitney	$1.45B	3.28	$460.82M	$5.42	10.26

Which has more risk & volatility, BY or HWC?

Byline Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BY or HWC?

Byline Bancorp received 108 more outperform votes than Hancock Whitney when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.39% of users gave Byline Bancorp an outperform vote while only 50.38% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Byline Bancorp	Outperform Votes 174 59.39%	Underperform Votes 119 40.61%
Hancock Whitney	Outperform Votes 66 50.38%	Underperform Votes 65 49.62%

Summary

Hancock Whitney beats Byline Bancorp on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.