GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $97.7 million.

The Gulfport, Mississippi-based bank said it had earnings of $1.12 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.02 per share.

The holding company of Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank posted revenue of $501.8 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $355.2 million, missing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $355.7 million.

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