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- 31.62%1-Year Change
- Banks - RegionalIndustry
Hancock Whitney (HWC)
Key Performance
More- Earnings Score: N/A
- Momentum Score: 83
- True Yield: 57
- Financial Health Score: N/A
Latest Research & News
Forget Oil Stocks: This 7.7% Dividend Is a Smart Buy Now
The article argues that the John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO) offers an attractive 7.7% dividend yield and represents a buying opportunity as finance stocks have been oversold due to Iran war volatility. The author contends that finance stocks are poised for a rebound similar to 2025, driven by increased commodities trading revenue, oil producer financing needs, and potential revival of airline fuel hedging programs. BTO trades at a larger-than-apparent discount to NAV and holds regional banks positioned to benefit from sector recovery.
04/02/2026, 5:33 AM • Investing
3 Overlooked Dividend Stocks for Choppy Markets in 2026
The article recommends three lesser-known dividend stocks as defensive plays during market volatility: Hancock Whitney Corp. (2.53% yield), NewMarket Corp. (2.01% yield), and Horace Mann Educators Corp. (3.25% yield). Each company demonstrates strong fundamentals, sustainable dividend payouts, and growth potential despite recent market headwinds.
02/18/2026, 2:17 PM • Investing
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Company Profile
Hancock Whitney Corporation operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers in the United States. The company offers various transaction and savings deposit products, such as brokered deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts; treasury management services; secured and unsecured loan products, including revolving credit facilities; letters of credit and similar financial guarantees; trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals; and investment advisory and brokerage products. It also provides commercial and industrial loans, such as commercial non-real estate and real estate loans; construction and land development loans; residential mortgages; and consumer loans comprising second lien mortgage home loans, home equity lines of credit, and nonresidential consumer purpose loans, automobiles, recreational vehicles and boats, other personal purposes, deposit account secured loans, and small portfolio of credit card receivables. In addition, the company offers commercial finance products to middle market and corporate clients comprising leases and related structures; invests in new market tax credit activities and holds certain foreclosed assets; fixed annuity and life insurance products, investment management and advisory, and other services; and underwrites transactions primarily for banking clients, as well as debt and mortgage-related securities. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Key Executives
- John Hairston
- D. Shane Loper
- Michael Achary
- Christopher S. Ziluca
- Michael Otero
Current Ownership Distribution
- Institutions1.3B (74.11%)
- Mutual Funds452.2M (25.58%)
- Insiders5.5M (0.31%)
- Other0 (0.00%)