Hancock Whitney vs Prosperity Bancshares
HWC and PB 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 PB compare
Prosperity Bancshares is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Hancock Whitney ($8.8B against $5.2B).
On earnings, Hancock Whitney is cheaper: it trades at 13.1× trailing earnings, against 13.3× for Prosperity Bancshares.
Prosperity Bancshares grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.8% versus 0.85% for Hancock Whitney).
Prosperity Bancshares keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 36.0% compared with 27.3% at Hancock Whitney.
Both pay dividends: Hancock Whitney yields 3.0% and Prosperity Bancshares 3.3%.
Prosperity Bancshares scores higher on the StockData Score (13 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 | HWC | PB |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.2B | $8.8B |
| Share price | $65.28 | $73.15 |
| Change, 1 year | 10.0% | 8.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 27.8% | −2.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 0.60 |
| Employees | 3,627 | 3,941 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.1× (better) | 13.3× |
| P/S | 3.5× (better) | 5.6× |
| P/B | 1.2× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 7.9× (better) | 12.5× |
| FCF yield | 12.6% (better) | 8.0% |
| Fair value | $60.03 | $78.39 |
| Margin of safety | −8.7% | 6.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.85% | 26.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.6% (better) | 1.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −15.0% | 6.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −11.1% | −2.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 0.14% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 27.3% | 36.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 43.9% | 44.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 9.4% (better) | 6.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 0.25 | 0.25 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.0% | 3.3% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.8% | – |
| Buyback yield | 7.1% (better) | 2.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 10.1% (better) | 6.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 96.4% | 73.7% |
| Held by insiders | 1.1% | 3.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.3M | −$5.6M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 4.0% |
Go deeper
- HWC stock overview
- HWC income statement
- HWC valuation and score
- PB stock overview
- PB income statement
- PB valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.