Atlantic Union Bankshares vs Hancock Whitney
AUB and HWC side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AUB and HWC compare
Atlantic Union Bankshares and Hancock Whitney are about the same size, with market caps of $5.6B and $5.2B.
On earnings, Atlantic Union Bankshares is cheaper: it trades at 11.8× trailing earnings, against 13.1× for Hancock Whitney.
Atlantic Union Bankshares grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (46.5% versus 0.85% for Hancock Whitney).
Atlantic Union Bankshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 31.6% compared with 27.3% at Hancock Whitney.
Both pay dividends: Atlantic Union Bankshares yields 3.8% and Hancock Whitney 3.0%.
Atlantic Union Bankshares scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 10 for Hancock Whitney), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AUB | HWC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.6B | $5.2B |
| Share price | $39.38 | $65.28 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.4% | 10.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 13.0% | 27.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.79 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 3,064 | 3,627 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.8× (better) | 13.1× |
| P/S | 3.7× | 3.5× (better) |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 1.2× |
| P/FCF | – | 7.9× |
| FCF yield | – | 12.6% |
| Fair value | $41.99 | $60.03 |
| Margin of safety | 6.2% (better) | −8.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 46.5% (better) | 0.85% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 14.9% (better) | 3.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 139% (better) | −15.0% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 65.0% (better) | −11.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 1.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 31.6% (better) | 27.3% |
| FCF margin | – | 43.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% (better) | 9.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.21 (better) | 0.31 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.19 | 0.25 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.8% (better) | 3.0% |
| Payout ratio | – | 39.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 15 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 6.8% | 10.8% (better) |
| Buyback yield | – | 7.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% | 10.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.7% | 96.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.97% | 1.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$465K (better) | −$7.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.8% | – |
Go deeper
- AUB stock overview
- AUB income statement
- AUB valuation and score
- HWC stock overview
- HWC income statement
- HWC valuation and score
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