Byline Bancorp (BY) Competitors

Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) and Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer BY or HWC?

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 8 more articles in the media than Byline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 4 mentions for Byline Bancorp. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Byline Bancorp's score of 0.81 indicating that Hancock Whitney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Byline Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hancock Whitney	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BY or HWC more profitable?

Hancock Whitney has a net margin of 22.40% compared to Byline Bancorp's net margin of 19.33%. Byline Bancorp's return on equity of 11.61% beat Hancock Whitney's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byline Bancorp	19.33%	11.61%	1.28%
Hancock Whitney	22.40%	11.56%	1.32%

Is BY or HWC a better dividend stock?

Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Byline Bancorp pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 34.1% 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.

Do analysts prefer BY or HWC?

Byline Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $33.75, suggesting a potential upside of 39.98%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $62.56, suggesting a potential upside of 35.84%. Given Byline Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Byline Bancorp is more favorable than Hancock Whitney.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hancock Whitney	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BY or HWC?

Byline Bancorp received 113 more outperform votes than Hancock Whitney when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.39% of users gave Byline Bancorp an outperform vote while only 48.41% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Byline Bancorp	Outperform Votes 174 59.39%	Underperform Votes 119 40.61%
Hancock Whitney	Outperform Votes 61 48.41%	Underperform Votes 65 51.59%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BY or HWC?

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Byline Bancorp. Hancock Whitney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Byline Bancorp, 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
Byline Bancorp	$403.54M	2.67	$120.76M	$2.76	8.74
Hancock Whitney	$1.44B	2.76	$460.82M	$5.28	8.72

Which has more volatility and risk, BY or HWC?

Byline Bancorp has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BY or HWC?

67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hancock Whitney beats Byline Bancorp on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.