Financial Services
Hancock Whitney Corporation(HWC)
Live Price
Offline$70.24
+0.67% today
1Y Change
+25.63%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $5.51B
- Revenue Growth
- -1.5%
- EPS Growth
- +7.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.7%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $5.51B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $70.24 and up 25.6% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.5%, EPS growth of +7.7%, a dividend yield of 2.7%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.5%, EPS +7.7%, free cash flow -15.0% with operating margin 27.6% and ROIC 6.6%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.4 and price/sales 2.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines HWC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-1.5% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+27.6% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 21, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.5% and EPS is at +7.7%, with operating margin around 27.6%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Jul 21, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -3.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 21, 2026 | โ | -1.7% | -1.6% | -4.6% |
2026 Jan 20, 2026 | +0.7% | +2.4% | -0.2% | +4.7% |
2025 Oct 14, 2025 | +4.2% | -6.0% | -9.3% | -5.6% |
Benchmark Edge
HWC vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Relative to SPY
HWC Max Drawdown
-18.08%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for HWC and SPY.
Company Overview
Hancock Whitney Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
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. It accepts various deposit products, including noninterest-bearing demand deposits, interest-bearing transaction accounts, savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and time deposit accounts. The company also offers loans products comprising commercial and industrial loans; commercial real estate loans; construction and land development loans; residential mortgages; consumer loans comprising second lien mortgage home loans, home equity lines of credit, and nonresidential consumer purpose loans; revolving credit facilities; and letters of credit and financial guarantees. In addition, it offers investment brokerage and treasury management services, and annuity and life insurance products; and trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals. Further, the company facilitates investments in new market tax credit activities; and holds various foreclosed assets. The company operates 177 banking locations and 239 automated teller machines primarily in the Gulf south corridor, including southern and central Mississippi; southern and central Alabama; southern, central, and northwest Louisiana; the northern, central, and panhandle regions of Florida; and certain areas of east Texas, including Houston, Beaumont, Dallas, and San Antonio. It also operates a loan production office in Tennessee; and a trust and asset management office in Texas. The company was formerly known as Hancock Holding Company and changed its name to Hancock Whitney Corporation in May 2018. Hancock Whitney Corporation was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi.
- Leadership
- John Hairston
- IPO Date
- Jun 4, 1991
- Employees
- 3.5k
- Street Address
- Hancock Whitney Plaza
- Mailing
- Gulfport, MS, 39501
- Region
- Gulfport, MS, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 228 868 4000
- Last Updated
- Apr 30, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 13.4
- EV/EBITDA
- 12.7
- Price/Sales
- 2.8
- Price/Book
- 1.3
Growth
- Revenue
- -1.5%
- EPS
- +7.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- -15.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 72.3%
- Operating Margin
- 27.6%
- Net Margin
- 21.4%
- ROE
- 9.3%
- ROIC
- 6.6%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.35
- Current Ratio
- 0.27
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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