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Hancock Whitney (Hancock Whitney) Dividend Yield %

: 2.79% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Hancock Whitney is 2.79%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hancock Whitney's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

HWC' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.71   Med: 2.71   Max: 6.97
Current: 2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Hancock Whitney was 6.97%. The lowest was 1.71%. And the median was 2.71%.

HWC's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
72.69% of 1201 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 4.03 vs HWC: 2.79

Hancock Whitney's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.52.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Hancock Whitney was 0.54. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.28.

As of today (2024-04-18), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Hancock Whitney is 2.79%.

Hancock Whitney's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.30.

During the past 12 months, Hancock Whitney's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Hancock Whitney was 26.70% per year. The lowest was 1.90% per year. And the median was 7.85% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Hancock Whitney Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hancock Whitney's Dividend Yield % 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.46 3.17 2.16 2.21 2.47

Hancock Whitney Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.21 3.05 2.97 3.16 2.47

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Hancock Whitney's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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 Dividend Yield % Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hancock Whitney's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Hancock Whitney Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Hancock Whitney Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3002024-03-042024-03-052024-03-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3002023-12-042023-12-052023-12-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3002023-09-012023-09-052023-09-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3002023-06-022023-06-052023-06-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Hancock Whitney's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.2/42.67
=2.81 %

Current Share Price is $42.67.
Hancock Whitney's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.2.

Hancock Whitney's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.2/42.67
=2.81 %

Current Share Price is $42.67.
Hancock Whitney's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.3 * 4 = $1.2.

* 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.


Hancock Whitney  (NAS:HWC) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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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