Banking Stocks on Investors' Radar -- F.N.B. Corp., Bank of the Ozarks, Hancock, and BancorpSouth

NEW YORK, November 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Ahead of today's trading session, Stock-Callers.com monitors the following Regional Southeast Banking equities: F.N.B. Corp. (NYSE: FNB), Bank of the Ozarks Inc. (NASDAQ: OZRK), Hancock Holding Co. (NASDAQ: HBHC), and BancorpSouth Inc. (NYSE: BXS). These banks belong to the Financials sector which recovered modestly from its worst levels in afternoon trade on Monday, November 28, 2016, with the NYSE Financial Sector Index declining nearly 0.6%, and financial companies in the S&P 500 Index falling almost 0.8%. Learn more about these stocks by downloading their comprehensive and free reports at:

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F.N.B. Corp. 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania headquartered F.N.B. Corp.'s stock finished Monday's session at $14.90, dropping 2.10%. A total volume of 1.45 million shares was traded. Over the last month and the previous three months, the Company's shares have advanced 13.05% and 21.43%, respectively. Additionally, the stock has gained 14.91% since the start of this year. Shares of the Company are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 14.28% and 17.64%, respectively. Moreover, shares of F.N.B., which provides a range of financial services to consumers, corporations, governments, and small- to medium-sized businesses primarily in Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and northern West Virginia, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 71.50.

On November 1^st, 2016, F.N.B. announced that on October 19^th, 2016, Scott Custer, President and Chief Executive Officer of Yadkin Financial Corporation, was elected to the Company's Board of Directors and to the Board of its wholly-owned subsidiary, First National Bank of Pennsylvania. Custer's election to the boards will become effective upon the planned completion of F.N.B.'s merger with Yadkin in early 2017. FNB complete research report is just a click away and free at:

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Bank of the Ozarks  

Shares in Little Rock, Arkansas headquartered Bank of the Ozarks Inc. ended yesterday's session 3.08% lower at $45.95 with a total trading volume of 1.05 million shares. The stock has gained 22.76% in the past month and 18.89% in the previous three months. The Company's shares are trading 15.66% and 17.69% above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, respectively. Moreover, shares of Bank of the Ozarks, which operates as a bank holding company for Bank of the Ozarks that provides various banking products and services, have an RSI of 66.30. The complimentary report on OZRK can be downloaded at:

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Hancock  

On Monday, Gulfport, Mississippi headquartered Hancock Holding Co.'s stock saw a drop of 3.02%, to close the day at $40.15. A total volume of 570,506 shares was traded, which was above their three months average volume of 570,460 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 19.81% in the last one month, 25.07% in the previous three months, and 63.78% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading 16.94% above its 50-day moving average and 41.45% above its 200-day moving average. Additionally, shares of Hancock Holding, which operates as the bank holding company for Whitney Bank that provides a range of community banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers, have an RSI of 67.92.

On October 31^st, 2016, Hancock Holding announced that the company's board of directors approved a regular Q4 2016 common stock cash dividend of $0.24 per share. The regular quarterly common stock cash dividend is payable December 15^th, 2016, to shareholders of record as of December 5^th, 2016. Sign up for your complimentary research report on HBHC at:

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BancorpSouth  

Shares in Tupelo, Mississippi headquartered BancorpSouth Inc. ended the day 3.40% lower at $28.40. A total volume of 415,052 shares was traded. The stock has gained 19.58% in the last one month, 15.71% in the previous three months, and 20.08% since the start of this year. The Company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 15.70% and 23.61%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of BancorpSouth, which operates as a financial holding company for BancorpSouth Bank that provides commercial banking and financial services to individuals and small-to-medium size businesses, have an RSI of 68.35.

On November 16^th, 2016, BancorpSouth announced the retirement of its Senior Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, William L. "Bill" Prater effective as of March 10^th, 2017. BancorpSouth and Mr. Prater have entered into a post-retirement consulting agreement outlining the terms of Mr. Prater's planned early retirement. Mr. Prater intends to serve BancorpSouth in his current roles through the completion of BancorpSouth's 2016 audit. The post-retirement consulting arrangement calls for Mr. Prater to perform certain limited services in order to affect an orderly transition of his duties to his successor.  His early retirement does not reflect any dispute or disagreement with BancorpSouth or its management. Get free access to your research report on BXS at:

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