Byline Bancorp (BY) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer HWC or BY?

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 3 more articles in the media than Byline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 11 mentions for Byline Bancorp. Hancock Whitney's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Byline Bancorp's score of 0.66 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Byline Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HWC or BY?

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byline Bancorp has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HWC or BY?

Hancock Whitney currently has a consensus target price of $62.56, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. Byline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $33.75, suggesting a potential upside of 15.07%. 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
Hancock Whitney	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Byline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HWC or BY?

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Byline Bancorp. Byline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, 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	$2.06B	2.50	$460.82M	$5.28	11.31
Byline Bancorp	$624.78M	2.08	$120.76M	$2.76	10.63

Is HWC or BY a better dividend stock?

Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Byline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hancock Whitney pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Byline Bancorp pays out 13.0% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HWC or BY?

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 48.80% of users gave Hancock Whitney an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hancock Whitney	Outperform Votes 61 48.80%	Underperform Votes 64 51.20%
Byline Bancorp	Outperform Votes 174 59.39%	Underperform Votes 119 40.61%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HWC or BY?

81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HWC or BY 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
Hancock Whitney	22.40%	11.56%	1.32%
Byline Bancorp	19.33%	11.61%	1.28%

Summary

Hancock Whitney beats Byline Bancorp on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.