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HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP HWC
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP (HWC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health). It pays a dividend yielding 2.55% (safety: safe).
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-06-25 | Benchmark | Buy (init) |
| 2026-05-18 | DA Davidson | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-18 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-04-22 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-02-24 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies
Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Sector peers · similar-size Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HWC | HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP | 6/9 | — | 12.4 | — |
| STT | STATE STREET CORP | 6/9 | — | 15.8 | +7.3% |
| FCNCA | FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC /DE/ | 5/9 | — | 10.8 | -2.2% |
| CFG | CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC/RI | 7/9 | — | 16.3 | +5.6% |
| NTRS | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 4/9 | — | 18.5 | -2.5% |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc. | 5/9 | — | 17 | -3.3% |
| MTB | M&T BANK CORP | 7/9 | — | 12.2 | +7.5% |
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About HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP
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.
FAQ
Is HWC financially healthy?
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).
Does HWC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP pays a dividend yielding about 2.55% with a 31.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is HWC?
In FY2025, HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP had a return on equity of 10.9%.
Is HWC overvalued or undervalued?
HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP trades at about 13.9× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.6×–24.5×, median 11.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HWC?
The average Wall-Street price target for HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP is $78.90, about 0.2% below the recent price, from 10 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is HWC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, a P/E of about 12.4×, a dividend yield of 2.55%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.