Hancock Whitney Q1 EPS Estimate Raised by Zacks Research

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $1.39 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.21. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney's current full-year earnings is $5.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney's FY2025 earnings at $5.70 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.31 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Hancock Whitney from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Raymond James restated a "strong-buy" rating and set a $72.00 price objective (up previously from $64.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stephens restated an "overweight" rating and set a $74.00 price objective (up previously from $68.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com cut Hancock Whitney from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hancock Whitney currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $62.56.

Hancock Whitney Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of HWC stock traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $59.78. 560,087 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 660,122. Hancock Whitney has a fifty-two week low of $41.56 and a fifty-two week high of $62.40. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $54.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock has a market cap of $5.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.32 and a beta of 1.27.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The company reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 EPS.

Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Hancock Whitney's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.01%. Hancock Whitney's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in Hancock Whitney in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Grove Bank & Trust purchased a new position in Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter valued at about $49,000. GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter valued at about $65,000. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the third quarter worth about $72,000. 81.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Hancock Whitney

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.