(HWC) Hancock Whitney - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US4101201097

Deposits, Loans, Mortgages, Treasury, Investments, Insurance

Dividends

Dividend Yield 2.84%
Yield on Cost 5y 6.90%
Yield CAGR 5y 8.56%
Payout Consistency 92.4%
Payout Ratio 32.2%
Risk via 10d forecast
Volatility 32.0%
Value at Risk 5%th 48.6%
Relative Tail Risk -7.62%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio 0.34
Alpha -4.32
CAGR/Max DD 0.25
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.539
Beta 1.138
Beta Downside 1.194
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 39.81%
Mean DD 13.49%
Median DD 11.12%

Description: HWC Hancock Whitney November 06, 2025

Hancock Whitney Corp. (NASDAQ:HWC) is a U.S.-based financial holding company that operates Hancock Whitney Bank, delivering traditional and digital banking services to commercial, small-business, and retail clients. Its product suite spans deposit accounts (including brokered and money-market deposits), treasury-management tools, a full range of secured and unsecured loans, letters of credit, trust and investment-management services, as well as brokerage and advisory offerings. The firm also originates commercial and industrial loans (real-estate, construction, land-development), residential mortgages, consumer loans, and provides middle-market corporate finance such as equipment leases. Additional activities include participation in New Markets Tax Credit projects, management of foreclosed assets, and distribution of fixed-annuity and life-insurance products.

Key recent metrics (Q3 2024) show a net interest margin of ~3.6%, a loan-to-deposit ratio of ~78%, and a return on equity (ROE) of roughly 11%, indicating solid profitability relative to peers. The bank’s earnings are sensitive to the prevailing interest-rate environment and to regional economic conditions in the Gulf Coast, where exposure to oil-and-gas and real-estate cycles remains a material driver of loan performance. Moreover, the broader regional-bank sector is currently navigating tighter credit standards and heightened regulatory scrutiny, which can affect growth prospects and capital allocation decisions.

For a deeper quantitative view, you may want to explore the ValueRay platform’s detailed valuation metrics and scenario analyses.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.5

Net Income (482.6m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 120.5m TTM)
FCFTA 0.02 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 0.11pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)
NWC/Revenue -48.82% (prev -1176 %; Δ 1127 pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)
CFO/TA 0.02 (>3.0%) and CFO 580.3m > Net Income 482.6m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)
Net Debt (1.59b) to EBITDA (642.2m) ratio: 2.47 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)
Current Ratio 0.48 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)
Outstanding Shares last Quarter (85.5m) change vs 12m ago -1.28% (target <= -2.0% for YES)
Gross Margin 71.56% (prev 65.60%; Δ 5.96pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)
Asset Turnover 5.66% (prev 5.65%; Δ 0.00pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)
Interest Coverage Ratio 1.16 (EBITDA TTM 642.2m / Interest Expense TTM 523.1m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 0.35

(A) -0.03 = (Total Current Assets 911.3m - Total Current Liabilities 1.89b) / Total Assets 35.77b
(B) 0.08 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 2.95b / Total Assets 35.77b
(C) 0.02 = EBIT TTM 604.6m / Avg Total Assets 35.50b
(D) 0.14 = Book Value of Equity 4.47b / Total Liabilities 31.29b
Total Rating: 0.35 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 69.48

1. Piotroski 3.50pt
2. FCF Yield 59.65%
3. FCF Margin 28.19%
4. Debt/Equity 0.47
5. Debt/Ebitda 2.47
6. ROIC - WACC (= 0.68)%
7. RoE 11.19%
8. Rev. Trend 85.80%
9. EPS Trend -15.36%

What is the price of HWC shares?

As of December 07, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 63.28 with a total of 498,204 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +5.18%, over one month by +8.55%, over three months by +1.61% and over the past year by +11.48%.

Is HWC a buy, sell or hold?

Hancock Whitney has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy HWC.
  • Strong Buy: 5
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the HWC price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price 70.8 11.9%
Analysts Target Price 70.8 11.9%
ValueRay Target Price 69.2 9.4%

HWC Fundamental Data Overview November 27, 2025

Market Cap USD = 5.15b (5.15b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 10.9102
P/E Forward = 10.0908
P/S = 3.5868
P/B = 1.1044
Beta = 1.109
Revenue TTM = 2.01b USD
EBIT TTM = 604.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 642.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 210.7m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.89b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.11b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.59b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 948.9m USD (5.15b + Debt 2.11b - CCE 6.31b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.16 (Ebit TTM 604.6m / Interest Expense TTM 523.1m)
FCF Yield = 59.65% (FCF TTM 566.0m / Enterprise Value 948.9m)
FCF Margin = 28.19% (FCF TTM 566.0m / Revenue TTM 2.01b)
Net Margin = 24.04% (Net Income TTM 482.6m / Revenue TTM 2.01b)
Gross Margin = 71.56% ((Revenue TTM 2.01b - Cost of Revenue TTM 571.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 72.44% (prev 71.89%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.03 (Enterprise Value 948.9m / Total Assets 35.77b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 6.24% (Interest Expense 131.4m / Debt 2.11b)
Taxrate = 20.50% (32.9m / 160.3m)
NOPAT = 480.7m (EBIT 604.6m * (1 - 20.50%))
Current Ratio = 0.48 (Total Current Assets 911.3m / Total Current Liabilities 1.89b)
Debt / Equity = 0.47 (Debt 2.11b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 4.47b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.47 (Net Debt 1.59b / EBITDA 642.2m)
Debt / FCF = 2.80 (Net Debt 1.59b / FCF TTM 566.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 4.31b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.35% (Net Income 482.6m / Total Assets 35.77b)
RoE = 11.19% (Net Income TTM 482.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 4.31b)
RoCE = 13.37% (EBIT 604.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 4.31b + L.T.Debt 210.7m))
RoIC = 9.36% (NOPAT 480.7m / Invested Capital 5.13b)
WACC = 8.69% (E(5.15b)/V(7.26b) * Re(10.21%) + D(2.11b)/V(7.26b) * Rd(6.24%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 10.21% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -0.67%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 70.83% ; FCFE base≈547.2m ; Y1≈549.3m ; Y5≈587.1m
Fair Price DCF = 87.09 (DCF Value 7.28b / Shares Outstanding 83.6m; 5y FCF grow -0.14% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -15.36 | EPS CAGR: -1.05% | SUE: 0.25 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 85.80 | Revenue CAGR: 12.75% | SUE: 0.67 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.42 | Chg30d=-0.008 | Revisions Net=-6 | Analysts=8
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=5.97 | Chg30d=-0.006 | Revisions Net=-4 | Growth EPS=+4.7% | Growth Revenue=+5.0%

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