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Hancock Whitney vs M&T Bank

HWC and MTB side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How HWC and MTB compare

M&T Bank is the larger company, worth 5.5 times as much as Hancock Whitney ($31.8B against $5.8B).

On earnings, M&T Bank is cheaper: it trades at 11.5× trailing earnings, against 14.5× for Hancock Whitney.

M&T Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.5% versus 0.85% for Hancock Whitney).

M&T Bank keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 176% compared with 27.3% at Hancock Whitney.

Both pay dividends: Hancock Whitney yields 2.7% and M&T Bank 2.7%.

M&T Bank scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 8 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.

MetricHWCMTB
Size and price
Market cap$5.8B$31.8B
Share price$72.38$220.19
Change, 1 year23.1%17.0%
Change, 5 years41.7%39.9%
Beta (5Y)0.940.82
Employees3,62722K
StockData Score
Total score817 (better)
Valuation score04 (better)
Growth score01 (better)
Performance score14 (better)
Health score36 (better)
Dividend score4 (better)2
Valuation
P/E14.5×11.5× (better)
P/S3.9× (better)18.5×
P/B1.4×1.1× (better)
P/FCF8.8×–
PEG–0.83
FCF yield11.4%–
Fair value$60.12$231.39
Margin of safety−20.4%4.8% (better)
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)0.85%5.5% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average3.6% (better)−22.6%
Net income growth (TTM)−15.0%8.8% (better)
EPS growth (TTM)−11.1%18.0% (better)
EPS growth, 5Y average–11.3%
Profitability
Net margin27.3%176% (better)
FCF margin43.9%–
Return on equity9.4%10.6% (better)
Financial health
Debt / equity0.310.23 (better)
Altman Z-score0.26 (better)0.25
Piotroski F-score77
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield2.7%2.7% (better)
Payout ratio39.0%29.5%
Years of dividend growth33
Dividend growth, 5Y average10.8%–
Buyback yield6.4%7.9% (better)
Shareholder yield9.1%10.6% (better)
Ownership
Held by institutions96.4%91.4%
Held by insiders1.1%0.36%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$7.3M (better)−$24.7M
Superinvestors holding–1
Short interest, % of float–3.4%

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