# Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Banks. Price $75.84, market value $6.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.9×** (5-yr avg 10.6×, 3-yr avg 10.3×). Hancock Whitney Corporation trades at 14.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 10.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.41**. A PEG of 1.41 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 6.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.2×.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 9.2%** (5-yr avg 12.5%). Free cash flow equals 9.2% of the market value, below its five-year average of 12.5%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Return on equity: 10.9%**. 10.9% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 0.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.2% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 7.4%** (3-yr 51.2%/yr, 5-yr 24.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 7.4%.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 35.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 35.1% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.64%** ($1.90 per share, trailing). Hancock Whitney Corporation yields 2.64%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 32%** (28% of free cash flow). 32% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 24**. 24 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 10.8%/yr** (1-yr 20.0%). The dividend has compounded at 10.8% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 7 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (10 analysts). 10 analysts cover Hancock Whitney Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $83.80 (+10% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 22.9%** (YTD 20.9%, 3-mo 9.3%). The shares are up 22.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -5.4%** (40.3% above the low). Trading 5% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.73** (volatility 25%). Beta of 0.73 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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