Hancock to Present at Gulf South Bank Conference
GlobeNewswire - Tue May 06, 12:15PM CDT
Hancock Holding Company's (Nasdaq:HBHC) President & CEO Carl J. Chaney and CFO Michael M. Achary will address analysts and investors attending the Gulf South Bank Conference in New Orleans, on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 beginning at 7:30 a.m. Central Time.
Upgrade Alert for Hancock Holding (HBHC)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Apr 24, 7:07AM CDT
Hancock Holding (NASDAQ:HBHC) was upgraded from Underperform to Sector Perform at Portales today. The stock closed yesterday at $35.50 on volume of 248,000 shares, below average daily volume of 499,000. Hancock Holding Company is a multi-bank holding company. The Banks are community oriented and focus on offering commercial loans, consumer loans, mortgage loans, deposit services, investment management, trust services, insurance, and cash management to individuals and businesses. Hancock operates through a network of offices in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida.
Recognitions, Appointments, Dividends, and Stock Movements - Analyst Notes on Bank of America, MFA Financial, Encore, Hancock Holding and BankUnited
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 24, 7:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC), MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA), Encore Capital Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECPG), Hancock Holding Co. (NASDAQ: HBHC) and BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE: BKU). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1536-100free.
Higher Revs Aid Trustmark's Q1 Earnings - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Apr 23, 11:20AM CDT
Growth in interest income and prudent expense management drove Trustmark Corporation's first-quarter 2014 earnings per share of 43 cents.
Fee Income Aids Zions Q1 Earnings - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 22, 1:20PM CDT
Improvement in non-interest income and effective cost control aided Zions Bancorporation's first quarter 2014 adjusted earnings of 42 cents.
Associated Banc-Corp Beats on Q1 Earnings - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 21, 8:40AM CDT
Associated Banc-Corp delivered an earnings beat in the first quarter of 2014 primarily driven by growth in interest income and prudent cost control.
Hancock Holding Company Announces Quarterly Dividend
GlobeNewswire - Thu Apr 17, 3:10PM CDT
Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) today announced that the company's board of directors approved a regular second quarter 2014 common stock cash dividend of $0.24 per share.
Lower Cost Drives Hancock's Q1 Earnings Beat - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Apr 17, 8:50AM CDT
Prudent expense management and lower provision drove Hancock Holding Co.'s first-quarter operating earnings of 58 cents per share.
Hancock Reports First Quarter 2014 Financial Results
GlobeNewswire - Wed Apr 16, 4:00PM CDT
Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2014. Operating income for the first quarter of 2014 was $49.1 million or $.58 per diluted common share, compared to $45.8 million, and $.55 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Operating income was $48.6 million, or $.56, in the first quarter of 2013. We define our operating income as net income excluding tax-effected securities transactions gains or losses and one-time noninterest expense items. Management believes that operating income provides a useful measure of financial performance that helps investors compare the company's fundamental operations over time. The financial tables include a reconciliation of net income to operating income.
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wintrust Financial, Hancock Holding, First Horizon National, Independent Bank and Andersons
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 15, 8:30AM CDT
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the Wintrust Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:WTFC-Free Report), Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC-Free Report), First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE:FHN-Free Report), Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq:INDB-Free Report) and Andersons Inc. (Nasdaq:ANDE-Free Report) .
4 Banks Poised for an Earnings Beat - Earnings ESP
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 14, 10:33AM CDT
Bank stocks look relatively cheaper now.
Why Hancock Holding (HBHC) Might Surprise This Earnings Season - Tale of the Tape
Abhijit Ghosh - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Apr 14, 7:45AM CDT
Hancock Holding is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity as of late, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat.
Upcoming Investors Conferences and Stock Price Movements - Analyst Notes on Fidelity National Financial, Hancock, F.N.B., EverBank Financial, and UMB Financial
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 10, 9:06AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF), Hancock Holding Co. (NASDAQ: HBHC), F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB), EverBank Financial Corp. (NYSE: EVER), and UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.AnalystsReview.com/register
AssuredPartners Acquires Property & Casualty and Group Benefits Insurance Lines of Business from Hancock Holding Company
PRWeb - Wed Apr 09, 9:45AM CDT
AssuredPartners Inc., through its newly formed platform AssuredPartners Gulf Coast, recently acquired the property & casualty and group benefits insurance lines of business from Hancock Holding Company. The acquisition includes select Hancock Insurance Agency and Whitney Insurance Agency commercial retail operations, reporting approximately $8 million in combined annual revenues.
Home BancShares Buys Banks, Raising Profile In South
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Apr 04, 4:53PM CDT
Conway, Ark.-based Home BancShares, parent of Centennial Bank, is a community banker at heart. But it has been morphing into a small regional bank on the heels of a string of acquisitions, many of them failed banks in Florida. Like most community...
Hancock Announces the Divestiture of Selected Insurance Lines of Business
GlobeNewswire - Tue Apr 01, 4:00PM CDT
Hancock Holding Company (Nasdaq:HBHC) announced today that it has agreed to sell its property and casualty (P&C) and group benefits lines of business within its subsidiary insurance agencies to AssuredPartners Inc. in Lake Mary, Florida. Hancock will retain its life and title insurance lines of business within Hancock and Whitney Insurance Agencies. In addition, a referral program has been established with AssuredPartners so that Hancock and Whitney can continue providing clients P&C insurance and employee group benefits services. The transaction is expected to close April 4, 2014, with an effective date of April 1, 2014. Although ownership of the business will be transferred on the closing date, certain transitional services will be provided by Hancock to AssuredPartners for a 120 day period.
Hancock Holding Company Becomes Accredited Provider of AFP Service Codes(TM)
PR Newswire - Wed Mar 26, 7:00AM CDT
The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) today announced that Hancock Holding Company has become an accredited provider of the AFP Service Codes(TM) --the standard that corporate treasury departments use for comparing bank services.
Balanced View on State Street - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Mar 21, 6:16PM CDT
On March 14, 2014, we issued an updated research report on State Street.
Balanced Risk-Reward for KeyCorp - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Mar 18, 6:30PM CDT
On Mar 10, 2014, we issued an updated research report on KeyCorp. Moreover, the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2013 results, based on improvement in fee income and lower provisions.