Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a report released on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $5.37 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $5.38. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney's current full-year earnings is $5.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.53 EPS.
A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on HWC. StockNews.com upgraded Hancock Whitney from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on Hancock Whitney from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Raymond James reiterated a "strong-buy" rating and set a $72.00 target price (up from $64.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Stephens reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $74.00 price target (up from $68.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $62.56.
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Hancock Whitney Trading Down 3.2 %
Shares of HWC traded down $1.69 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $51.86. The company had a trading volume of 479,397 shares, compared to its average volume of 551,922. Hancock Whitney has a 1-year low of $41.56 and a 1-year high of $62.40. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $56.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.36. The stock has a market cap of $4.47 billion, a PE ratio of 9.82 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.
Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The company reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.12. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.56% and a net margin of 22.40%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hancock Whitney
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the 4th quarter worth about $54,605,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the fourth quarter valued at $24,775,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the fourth quarter valued at about $13,796,000. Foundry Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter worth about $12,937,000. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its position in Hancock Whitney by 69.5% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 544,471 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,795,000 after buying an additional 223,275 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.22% of the company's stock.
Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a $0.45 dividend. This is an increase from Hancock Whitney's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Hancock Whitney's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.09%.
Hancock Whitney Company Profile
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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.
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