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As of close of business last night, Hancock Whitney Corp’s stock clocked out at $58.71, up 1.86% from its previous closing price of $57.64. In other words, the price has increased by $1.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. HWC stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.29.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Hovde Group on July 16, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $72 from $65 previously.
On July 11, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $63.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 17 ’25 when Achary Michael M sold 9,894 shares for $54.86 per share. The transaction valued at 542,785 led to the insider holds 55,733 shares of the business.
HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 21,883 shares of HWC for $1,195,906 on Oct 17 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 271,022 shares after completing the transaction at $54.65 per share. On Oct 17 ’25, another insider, Achary Michael M, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 9,894 shares for $54.84 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HWC now has a Market Capitalization of 4908925952. As of this moment, Hancock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.11.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HWC is 1.11, which has changed by -0.01470083 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HWC has reached a high of $64.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.62%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HWC traded 848.87K shares on average per day over the past three months and 1066240 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 84.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 83.86M. Insiders hold about 1.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.71% stake in the company. Shares short for HWC as of 1760486400 were 4541967 with a Short Ratio of 5.35, compared to 1757894400 on 4514123. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4541967 and a Short% of Float of 7.369999600000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.75, HWC has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.75. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03036086. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.6. The current Payout Ratio is 28.39% for HWC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC) is a result of the insights provided by 8.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.42, with high estimates of $1.48 and low estimates of $1.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.76 and $5.65 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.7. EPS for the following year is $5.96, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $6.1 and $5.8.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 7 analysts expect revenue to total $391.78M. It ranges from a high estimate of $396.6M to a low estimate of $387.44M. As of. The current estimate, Hancock Whitney Corp’s year-ago sales were $367.5MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $389.58M. There is a high estimate of $396.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $381.68M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HWC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.53B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.52B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.46BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.61B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.63B and the low estimate is $1.58B.
