HWC
Hancock Whitney Corporation
Financial Services · Banks - Regional · NMS
$69.38
Data: 2026-05-28
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$5.5B
Total market value of the company
13.94
Reasonably valued
9.36
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-21.1%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
29.9%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
9.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$79.50
+15% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 8 analysts covering this stock
About Hancock Whitney Corporation

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.

https://www.hancockwhitney.com

Country: United States Employees: 3,658 Industry: Banks - Regional
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
FAIL
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% N/A
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
0.913
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0719
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.122
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
26.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-23.9%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
5
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.98
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$75.43
8% below the year high
52W Low
$52.89
31% above the year low
Avg Volume
878,354
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
6.6
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
9.6%
Moderate short interest
280.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$4.86
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Quick Ratio
N/A
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
0.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
23.9%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
N/A
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$1.4B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$412M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
8
Target High
$86.00
Target Median
$79.50
Target Low
$72.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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