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In the latest session, Hancock Whitney Corp (NASDAQ: HWC) closed at $61.07 up 0.93% from its previous closing price of $60.51. In other words, the price has increased by $0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.32 million shares were traded. HWC stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.725 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.785.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Hancock Whitney Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
On July 17, 2024, Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $55 to $62.
Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on May 31, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $55.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 21 ’25 when PICKERING CHRISTINE L sold 838 shares for $48.09 per share. The transaction valued at 40,299 led to the insider holds 23,019 shares of the business.
HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 18,000 shares of HWC for $1,069,920 on Nov 07 ’24. The President & CEO now owns 254,026 shares after completing the transaction at $59.44 per share. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, HAIRSTON JOHN M, who serves as the CEO of the company, bought 18,000 shares for $60.90 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 5230230016 and an Enterprise Value of 4495911424. As of this moment, Hancock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.51. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.208.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HWC is 1.12, which has changed by 0.33253324 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HWC has reached a high of $62.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.83%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.47%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HWC has traded an average of 704.74K shares per day and 713790 over the past ten days. A total of 86.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 84.48M. Insiders hold about 1.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.08% stake in the company. Shares short for HWC as of 1749772800 were 3450042 with a Short Ratio of 4.90, compared to 1747267200 on 3637804. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3450042 and a Short% of Float of 5.510000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HWC is 1.70, from 1.65 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02726822The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.77. The current Payout Ratio is 28.39% for HWC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1749081600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
