Q3 EPS Forecast for Hancock Whitney Increased by Analyst

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hancock Whitney in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.27 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.26. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney’s current full-year earnings is $5.19 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on HWC. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $68.00 target price on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. Raymond James raised shares of Hancock Whitney from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their target price on shares of Hancock Whitney from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Hancock Whitney from $57.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $60.63.

Hancock Whitney Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of HWC opened at $54.60 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.70 billion, a PE ratio of 12.24 and a beta of 1.27. The company’s fifty day moving average is $57.17 and its 200 day moving average is $53.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.82. Hancock Whitney has a fifty-two week low of $41.19 and a fifty-two week high of $62.40.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $525.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $363.54 million. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.47% and a net margin of 19.30%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.12 earnings per share.

Hancock Whitney Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hancock Whitney

In other news, CEO John M. Hairston sold 18,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.44, for a total transaction of $1,069,920.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 254,026 shares in the company, valued at $15,099,305.44. This trade represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Carleton Richard Wilkins sold 800 shares of Hancock Whitney stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.95, for a total value of $40,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 15,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $810,105. This represents a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 27,994 shares of company stock worth $1,593,710. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Hancock Whitney

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the second quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Hancock Whitney during the second quarter worth approximately $63,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in Hancock Whitney during the third quarter worth $72,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the 2nd quarter worth $117,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.22% of the company’s stock.

Hancock Whitney Company Profile

Hancock Whitney Corporation operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers. It offers various transaction and savings deposit products consisting of brokered deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts; treasury management services, secured and unsecured loan products including revolving credit facilities, and letters of credit and similar financial guarantees; and trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals, and investment advisory and brokerage products.