Coastal Financial (CCB) Competitors

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) and Coastal Financial (NASDAQ:CCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Is HWC or CCB more profitable?

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 22.40% compared to Coastal Financial's net margin of 6.43%. Coastal Financial's return on equity of 14.98% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hancock Whitney	22.40%	11.56%	1.32%
Coastal Financial	6.43%	14.98%	1.20%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HWC or CCB?

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Coastal Financial. Hancock Whitney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coastal Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hancock Whitney	$1.44B	3.13	$460.82M	$5.28	9.91
Coastal Financial	$458.36M	2.50	$45.22M	$3.25	25.98

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HWC or CCB?

81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of Coastal Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Coastal Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, HWC or CCB?

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coastal Financial has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HWC or CCB?

Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus price target of $62.56, suggesting a potential upside of 19.52%. Coastal Financial has a consensus price target of $97.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.47%. Given Hancock Whitney's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Coastal Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hancock Whitney	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Coastal Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Does the media refer more to HWC or CCB?

In the previous week, Coastal Financial had 2 more articles in the media than Hancock Whitney. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Coastal Financial and 4 mentions for Hancock Whitney. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Coastal Financial's score of 0.39 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hancock Whitney	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coastal Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HWC or CCB?

Hancock Whitney received 43 more outperform votes than Coastal Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.23% of users gave Coastal Financial an outperform vote while only 48.41% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hancock Whitney	Outperform Votes 61 48.41%	Underperform Votes 65 51.59%
Coastal Financial	Outperform Votes 18 69.23%	Underperform Votes 8 30.77%

Summary

Hancock Whitney beats Coastal Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.