Hancock Whitney Corporation

NasdaqGS:HWC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.1b

Hancock Whitney Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Hancock Whitney's CEO is John Hairston, appointed in Jan 2008, has a tenure of 17.5 years. total yearly compensation is $5.77M, comprised of 20.7% salary and 79.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth $6.96M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 10.2 years and 12.5 years respectively.

Key information

John Hairston

Chief executive officer

US$5.8m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage20.74%
CEO tenure17.5yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure10.2yrs
Board average tenure12.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$69.13

Jul 19
Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$69.13

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Jul 16

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CEO Compensation Analysis

How has John Hairston's remuneration changed compared to Hancock Whitney's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$468m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$469m

Dec 31 2024US$6mUS$1m

US$458m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$387m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$368m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$371m

Dec 31 2023US$6mUS$1m

US$389m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$480m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$517m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$520m

Dec 31 2022US$7mUS$1m

US$516m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$510m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$504m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$471m

Dec 31 2021US$6mUS$990k

US$454m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$422m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$374m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$169m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$990k

-US$47m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$59m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$72m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$133m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$974k

US$322m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$326m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$341m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$325m

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$910k

US$318m

Compensation vs Market: John's total compensation ($USD5.77M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.78M).

Compensation vs Earnings: John's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

John Hairston (61 yo)

17.5yrs
Tenure
US$5,769,326
Compensation

Mr. John M. Hairston has been the Chief Executive Officer of Hancock Whitney Corporation (formerly, Hancock Holding Company) since 2008 and has been its President since November 13, 2014. He is Chief Execu...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Hairston
President17.5yrsUS$5.77m0.14%
$ 7.0m
Michael Achary
Senior EVP18.3yrsUS$2.32m0.049%
$ 2.5m
D. Loper
Senior EVP & COO10.7yrsUS$2.84m0.11%
$ 5.5m
Michael Otero
Senior EVP & Chief Risk Officer12.5yrsUS$1.22m0.030%
$ 1.5m
Christopher Ziluca
Senior EVP & Chief Credit Officer6.9yrsUS$1.53m0.036%
$ 1.8m
David Lundgren
Chief Investment Officer8.9yrsno datano data
Juanita Kuhner
Executive VP1.5yrsno data0.0058%
$ 297.5k
Nina Willis
Chief Compliance Officerless than a yearno datano data
R. Maxwell
VP & Senior Communications Officerno datano datano data
Samuel Kendricks
Officerno datano datano data
Suzanne Thomas
Chief Credit Approval Officerno dataUS$1.26mno data
Miles Milton
Chief Wealth Management Officer10.2yrsno datano data
10.2yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: HWC's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
John Hairston
President19.5yrsUS$5.77m0.14%
$ 7.0m
Frank Bertucci
Independent Director25.5yrsUS$174.98k0.031%
$ 1.6m
H. Lane
Independent Director3.8yrsUS$144.98k0.0043%
$ 220.5k
Constantine Liollio
Independent Director8.8yrsUS$160.81k0.0061%
$ 313.0k
Christine Pickering
Independent Director25.5yrsUS$180.98k0.012%
$ 611.5k
Carleton Wilkins
Independent Director8.8yrsUS$152.48k0.023%
$ 1.2m
Randall Hanna
Independent Director15.8yrsUS$172.48k0.014%
$ 710.2k
Thomas Olinde
Independent Director15.8yrsUS$157.65k0.019%
$ 958.4k
Jerry Levens
Independent Chairman of the Board15.8yrsUS$237.98k0.021%
$ 1.1m
Joanie Teofilo
Independent Director8.8yrsUS$144.98k0.0018%
$ 92.5k
Sonya Little
Independent Director9.3yrsUS$159.15k0.0062%
$ 318.1k
Suzette Kent
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$153.31k0.0098%
$ 503.6k
12.5yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: HWC's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/21 17:53
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/18 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Hancock Whitney Corporation is covered by 29 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ebrahim PoonawalaBofA Global Research
Andrew StappB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Benjamin GerlingerCitigroup Inc