Hancock Whitney (HWC) Competitors $59.10 +0.64 (+1.09%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HWC vs. BBDO, SHG, AFRM, SOFI, BSBR, BAP, BCH, ALLY, GGAL, and UWMCShould you be buying Hancock Whitney stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hancock Whitney include Banco Bradesco (BBDO), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Affirm (AFRM), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR), Credicorp (BAP), Banco de Chile (BCH), Ally Financial (ALLY), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), and UWM (UWMC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Hancock Whitney vs. Banco Bradesco Shinhan Financial Group Affirm SoFi Technologies Banco Santander (Brasil) Credicorp Banco de Chile Ally Financial Grupo Financiero Galicia UWM Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBDO) and Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk. Is BBDO or HWC more profitable? Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 19.30% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 7.43%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.47% beat Banco Bradesco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Banco Bradesco7.43% 10.17% 0.86% Hancock Whitney 19.30%11.47%1.28% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BBDO or HWC? 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BBDO or HWC a better dividend stock? Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Banco Bradesco pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk and volatility, BBDO or HWC? Banco Bradesco has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor BBDO or HWC? In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 9 more articles in the media than Banco Bradesco. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 1 mentions for Banco Bradesco. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Banco Bradesco's score of 0.15 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Banco Bradesco Neutral Hancock Whitney Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBDO or HWC? Banco Bradesco received 72 more outperform votes than Hancock Whitney when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.79% of users gave Banco Bradesco an outperform vote while only 48.36% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBanco BradescoOutperform Votes13161.79% Underperform Votes8138.21% Hancock WhitneyOutperform Votes5948.36% Underperform Votes6351.64% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BBDO or HWC? Banco Bradesco has higher revenue and earnings than Hancock Whitney. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanco Bradesco$39.41B0.49$2.85B$0.267.04Hancock Whitney$1.37B3.72$392.60M$4.4613.25 Do analysts recommend BBDO or HWC? Hancock Whitney has a consensus price target of $60.63, suggesting a potential upside of 2.58%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Banco Bradesco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Banco Bradesco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Hancock Whitney 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 SummaryHancock Whitney beats Banco Bradesco on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hancock Whitney News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HWC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HWC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHancock WhitneyState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.03B$3.19B$11.74B$9.11BDividend Yield2.69%3.75%5.83%4.03%P/E Ratio13.2516.5225.2217.33Price / Sales3.722.5528.57137.15Price / Cash9.229.8717.2735.97Price / Book1.341.262.654.80Net Income$392.60M$410.53M$1.04B$224.91M7 Day Performance8.24%5.15%2.95%1.77%1 Month Performance3.74%-4.08%-1.39%2.22%1 Year Performance32.60%18.64%15.75%20.67% Hancock Whitney Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWCHancock Whitney4.1538 of 5 stars$59.10+1.1%$60.63+2.6%+32.6%$5.03B$1.37B13.253,591Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓BBDOBanco Bradesco2.5882 of 5 stars$1.76+0.6%N/A-37.1%$18.73B$101.44B6.7788,400Short Interest ↓SHGShinhan Financial Group3.8003 of 5 stars$34.41+2.3%N/A+26.8%$17.32B$20.26T5.40190Short Interest ↑AFRMAffirm2.2885 of 5 stars$53.53-3.2%$60.94+13.8%+41.4%$16.81B$2.52B-37.702,006Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSOFISoFi Technologies2.6433 of 5 stars$13.98-1.2%$11.13-20.4%+119.1%$15.17B$2.48B139.814,400Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBSBRBanco Santander (Brasil)3.546 of 5 stars$4.00+1.3%$6.00+50.0%-30.9%$14.89B$45.72B5.3355,611Dividend CutBAPCredicorp3.8413 of 5 stars$180.26+0.1%$194.25+7.8%+23.1%$14.34B$20.95B10.3437,000Positive NewsBCHBanco de Chile2.0624 of 5 stars$22.61+0.7%$21.00-7.1%+8.9%$11.42B$3.12T8.1012,300Short Interest ↓News CoverageALLYAlly Financial4.9945 of 5 stars$34.57+1.1%$42.67+23.4%+13.6%$10.53B$8.95B13.8311,100Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia1.188 of 5 stars$68.55-4.9%$59.00-13.9%+312.6%$10.11B$4.59T10.0712,012News CoveragePositive NewsUWMCUWM2.3956 of 5 stars$5.40-1.1%$7.39+36.9%+0.4%$8.63B$835.67M-23.486,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Banco Bradesco Alternatives Shinhan Financial Group Alternatives Affirm Alternatives SoFi Technologies Alternatives Banco Santander (Brasil) Alternatives Credicorp Alternatives Banco de Chile Alternatives Ally Financial Alternatives Grupo Financiero Galicia Alternatives UWM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HWC) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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