Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC) stock
HWCNasdaqState Commercial BanksFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as HWCPZ
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 10/309% above fair value
$65.28+0.28 (+0.43%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $5.24BP/E 13.1Yield 2.76%
Hancock Whitney statistics
91 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 19, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Dec 4, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.74
- 1.52
- P/OCF Ratio
- 7.72
- 9.82
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 3.97
- 2.95
- EV / FCF
- 9.04
- 8.49
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -4.74%
- 0.33%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.22%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 79M
- 17M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.08%
- 6.05%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 96.4%
- 61.3%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 6M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -0.07%
- -4.13%
- Days to Cover
- 7.58
- 4.85
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $80.13
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $55.76
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $71.96
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $72.89
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $71.01
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $2.31
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -8.67%
- 0.69%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -10.6%
- 3.79%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -17.2%
- -2.72%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 1.76%
- 12.2%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 2.51%
- 19.9%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 10.0%
- 25.7%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 60.3%
- 65.1%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 23.6%
- 26.9%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 67.0%
- 66.8%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 907,423
- –
- Relative Volume
- 3.28
- 0.68
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 29.0
- 53.1
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 24.7%
- 24.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.93
- 0.63
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 34.7%
- 37.0%
- FCF Margin
- 43.9%
- 33.9%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 9.42%
- 10.7%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.10%
- 1.16%
Financial positionIndustry
- Debt / Equity
- 0.31
- 0.21
- Debt / FCF
- 1.98
- 1.48
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 0.85%
- 11.7%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -15.0%
- 22.6%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -11.1%
- 21.6%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 16.6%
- 27.2%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 3.13%
- 5.82%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 3.64%
- 6.17%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -1.76%
- 1.31%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.04
- 0.04
- Revenue Per Employee
- $414.51K
- $358.92K
- Profits Per Employee
- $113.04K
- $110.51K
- Employee Count
- 3,627
- 492
- WACC
- 8.90%
- 8.13%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $521.20M
- $74.07M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$729.98M
- $165.09M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$9.10
- $8.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $4.23B
- $570.13M
- Book Value Per Share
- $52.78
- $28.12
- Tangible Book Value
- $3.01B
- $478.27M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$19.00M
- -$4.24M
- FCF Per Share
- $8.22
- $3.37
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 7.83%
- 8.29%
- FCF Yield
- 12.6%
- 9.18%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.76%
- 2.44%
- Buyback Yield
- 7.07%
- 1.82%
- Shareholder Yield
- 9.82%
- 3.26%
- Dividend Per Share
- $1.80
- $0.92
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 20.0%
- 4.26%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 2
- Payout Ratio
- 39.0%
- 28.5%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 24.2%
- 24.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $111.19M
- $16.14M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.3%
- 21.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $76.90
- $45.07
- Graham Upside
- 17.8%
- 18.8%
- Altman Z-Score
- 0.25
- 0.22
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 6
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | HWC | S&P 500 | Difference | HWC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -9.5% | -3.0% | −6.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -17.2% | -2.8% | −14.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +4.7% | +11.5% | −6.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | +14.2% | +13.5% | +0.8 pts | ||
| 3 years | +90.7% | +77.7% | +13.0 pts | +24.0% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +41.8% | +72.6% | −30.8 pts | +7.2% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +125.4% | +308.2% | −182.7 pts | +8.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
6M HWC shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 0.1% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 7.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 48.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,423,937 | -0.1% | 847,361 | 7.6 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 6,428,467 | +2.4% | 801,860 | 8.0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6,276,713 | +0.7% | 952,773 | 6.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 6,232,862 | +13.1% | 714,377 | 8.7 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,511,570 | +7.7% | 641,201 | 8.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 5,117,151 | +1.0% | 646,446 | 7.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5,067,869 | -15.0% | 1,027,027 | 4.9 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 5,962,351 | -9.8% | 891,139 | 6.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,612,358 | -4.2% | 1,096,086 | 6.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6,903,175 | +16.4% | 976,494 | 7.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,929,810 | +2.6% | 757,248 | 7.8 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,781,596 | -17.2% | 859,144 | 6.7 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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