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Hancock Whitney (Hancock Whitney) PB Ratio : 1.05 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Hancock Whitney PB Ratio?

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-25), Hancock Whitney's share price is $46.18. Hancock Whitney's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $44.05. Hence, Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio of today is 1.05.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HWC' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 1.09   Max: 1.66
Current: 1.05

During the past 13 years, Hancock Whitney's highest PB Ratio was 1.66. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 1.09.

HWC's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
65.52% of 1459 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.85 vs HWC: 1.05

During the past 12 months, Hancock Whitney's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Hancock Whitney was 13.40% per year. The lowest was -0.60% per year. And the median was 7.45% per year.

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Hancock Whitney PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Hancock Whitney PB Ratio Chart

Hancock Whitney Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.11 0.86 1.18 1.24 1.10

Hancock Whitney Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.24 0.89 0.93 0.91 1.10

Competitive Comparison of Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio falls into.



Hancock Whitney PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Hancock Whitney's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=46.18/44.052
=1.05

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Hancock Whitney  (NAS:HWC) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Hancock Whitney (Hancock Whitney) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2510 14th Street, Hancock Whitney Plaza, Gulfport, MS, USA, 39501
Hancock Whitney Corp operates bank offices and financial centers. The company offers financial products and services, including traditional and online banking; commercial and small business banking; private banking; trust and investment services; healthcare banking; certain insurance services; and mortgage services. The company also operates a loan production office in Nashville, Tennessee.
Executives
Joseh S Exnicios officer: President - Whitney Bank 228 ST CHARLES AVE, NEW ORLEANS LA 70130
Carleton Richard Wilkins director P.O. BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
John M Hairston officer: Chief Operations Officer P O BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
Knight Cecil W. Jr officer: Chief Banking Officer P.O. BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 35902
Michael M Achary officer: Sr. VP & Corp. Treasurer P.O. BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
Lane Harry Merritt Iii director 835 UNION STREET, NEW ORLEANS LA 70112
Joan Cahill Teofilo director P.O. BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
Sonia Perez director 127 FLYNT ROAD, LAUREL MS 39443
Christine L Smilek director P O BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
Christopher S Ziluca officer: Chief Credit Officer PO BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
Suzette K Kent director P.O. BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
James H Horne director P O BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
Dean Liollio director 333 CLAY STREET, STE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77002
Michael Otero officer: Chief Risk Officer PO BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502
Ruena H Wetzel officer: Chief HR Officer PO BOX 4019, GULFPORT MS 39502