Zacks Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Hancock Whitney

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hancock Whitney in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.26 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.27. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney's current full-year earnings is $5.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.02. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.47% and a net margin of 19.30%. The business had revenue of $525.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $363.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.12 EPS.

HWC has been the subject of several other reports. DA Davidson increased their price objective on Hancock Whitney from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Hancock Whitney from $57.00 to $56.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $56.89.

Hancock Whitney Trading Down 0.7 %

HWC stock traded down $0.40 during trading on Thursday, reaching $59.94. 251,244 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 509,248. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $53.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.76. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $39.38 and a 1 year high of $62.40.

Hancock Whitney Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. Hancock Whitney's payout ratio is 35.87%.

Insider Activity at Hancock Whitney

In related news, CEO John M. Hairston sold 18,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 254,026 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,099,305.44. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Michael M. Achary sold 8,431 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.55, for a total value of $443,049.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 54,380 shares in the company, valued at $2,857,669. This represents a 13.42 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 27,994 shares of company stock worth $1,593,710. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Triad Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the second quarter valued at $31,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the second quarter valued at $37,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Hancock Whitney during the 2nd quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Hancock Whitney by 268.9% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 985 shares of the company's stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 718 shares in the last quarter. 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.