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After finishing at $54.52 in the prior trading day, Hancock Whitney Corp (NASDAQ: HWC) closed at $55.27, up 1.38%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.37 million shares were traded. HWC stock price reached its highest trading level at $55.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $54.05.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HWC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 17 ’25 when Achary Michael M bought 9,894 shares for $54.84 per share.
HAIRSTON JOHN M bought 21,883 shares of HWC for $1,368,343 on Oct 17 ’25. On Jun 24 ’25, another insider, Williams Albert J, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 23 shares for $56.38 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,285 and bolstered with 1,724 shares of the company.
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 4681976832. As of this moment, Hancock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.05.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HWC is 1.22, which has changed by 0.08457613 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13837254 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 -10.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.37%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 808.48K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1080060 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 84.71M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 83.73M. Insiders hold about 1.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.13% stake in the company. Shares short for HWC as of 1759190400 were 4388328 with a Short Ratio of 5.43, compared to 1756425600 on 3994878. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4388328 and a Short% of Float of 7.1100004.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HWC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.75, compared to 1.75 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032098312. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.63. The current Payout Ratio is 28.39% for HWC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC) is currently being evaluated by a team of 8.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.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
7 analysts predict $391.78M in revenue for. The current quarter. 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.
