Is Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) Overvalued?
We dive into why Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) could be considered overvalued on 2026-07-28, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Tudor Pop
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Hancock Whitney Corporation operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers in the United States. The company offers various transaction and savings deposit products, such as brokered deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts; treasury management services; secured and unsecured loan products, including revolving credit facilities; letters of credit and similar financial guarantees; trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals; and investment advisory and brokerage products. It also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as commercial non-real estate and real estate loans; construction and land development loans; residential mortgages; and consumer loans comprising second lien mortgage home loans, home equity lines of credit, and nonresidential consumer purpose loans, automobiles, recreational vehicles and boats, other personal purposes, deposit account secured loans, and small portfolio of credit card receivables. In addition, the company offers commercial finance products to middle market and corporate clients comprising leases and related structures; invests in new market tax credit activities and holds certain foreclosed assets; fixed annuity and life insurance products, investment management and advisory, and other services; and underwrites transactions primarily for banking clients, as well as debt and mortgage-related securities. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | HWC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $6,196.3 | $716.9 | 70% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 82.3 | 15.7 | 58% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.4% | 83.0% | 88% |
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| Float (Mil) | 79.9 | 21.2 | 57% |
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| Beta | 0.96 | 0.48 | 57% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 1,042 | 53 | 71% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
27.8% | 96.7% | 67% |
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| Growth | HWC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 17.2% | 7.6% | 77% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 66.4% | 11.1% | 97% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 65.6% | 10.1% | 97 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 10.8% | 3.6% | 89% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (16.3%) | (17.0%) | 44% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Current EPS | $1.668 | $6.492 | $7.285 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.661 | $6.382 | $7.261 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.623 | $6.362 | $6.838 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 192.6% | 14.5% | 33.1% | |
| Financials | HWC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,385 | $190 | 55% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $414 | $51 | 76% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.920 | $2.500 | 86% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $552 | $34 | 73% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $45 | $1 | 70% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $318 | $100 | 54% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | na | $0 | na |
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| Valuation | HWC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 1.41 | 1.27 | 37% |
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| P/E | 15.8 | 12.9 | 38% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.6% | 2.2% | 81% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.2 | 1.1 | 10% |
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| Ratios | HWC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | na | 68.8% | na |
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| Net Margin | 30.3% | 28.9% | 89% |
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| ROA | 1.2% | 1.0% | 49% |
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| ROE | 9.5% | 11.1% | 56% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 87.6% | 89.8% | 82% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 4 | 51% |
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Hancock Whitney Corporation did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.
