Hancock Whitney vs SouthState Bank
HWC and SSB 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 SSB compare
SouthState Bank is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Hancock Whitney ($10.2B against $5.8B).
On earnings, SouthState Bank is cheaper: it trades at 11.2× trailing earnings, against 14.1× for Hancock Whitney.
SouthState Bank grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.7% versus −0.24% for Hancock Whitney).
SouthState Bank keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 34.3% compared with 29.1% at Hancock Whitney.
Both pay dividends: Hancock Whitney yields 2.7% and SouthState Bank 2.3%.
SouthState Bank scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 9 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 | HWC | SSB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.8B | $10.2B |
| Share price | $71.99 | $105.17 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.8% | 19.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 39.0% | 27.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.94 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 3,627 | 6,190 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.1× | 11.2× (better) |
| P/S | 3.9× | 3.8× (better) |
| P/B | 1.3× | 1.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | 10.3× | 6.8× (better) |
| PEG | – | 1.85 |
| FCF yield | 9.7% | 14.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $62.41 | $114.50 |
| Margin of safety | −15.3% | 8.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.24% | 10.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% | 18.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −9.2% | 33.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −6.1% | 29.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 29.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 29.1% | 34.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 38.1% | 55.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.7% | 10.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.35 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.27 (better) | 0.20 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.3% |
| Payout ratio | 37.0% | 26.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 14 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.8% (better) | 3.9% |
| Buyback yield | 5.7% (better) | 4.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 8.4% (better) | 6.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.4% | 88.0% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.6M (better) | −$7.7M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- HWC stock overview
- HWC income statement
- HWC valuation and score
- SSB stock overview
- SSB income statement
- SSB valuation and score
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