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The closing price of Hancock Whitney Corp. (NASDAQ: HWC) was $53.47 for the day, up 0.28% from the previous closing price of $53.32. In other words, the price has increased by $0.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. HWC stock price reached its highest trading level at $53.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.38.
Ratios:
Our analysis of HWC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
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 17, 2024, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $62 from $55 previously.
On May 31, 2024, Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $55.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on April 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $48 to $50.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 29 ’24 when BERTUCCI FRANK E sold 2,053 shares for $57.03 per share. The transaction valued at 117,083 led to the insider holds 22,554 shares of the business.
PICKERING CHRISTINE L sold 1,300 shares of HWC for $59,306 on Apr 30 ’24. The Director now owns 23,982 shares after completing the transaction at $45.62 per share. On May 01 ’24, another insider, Knight Cecil W. Jr, who serves as the Chief Banking Officer of the company, sold 844 shares for $46.82 each. As a result, the insider received 39,516 and left with 58,843 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 4605691904. As of this moment, Hancock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.50. 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 1.10.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HWC has reached a high of $57.78, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $32.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.02%.
Shares Statistics:
HWC traded an average of 548.07K shares per day over the past three months and 526090 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 86.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 85.33M. Insiders hold about 1.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.24% stake in the company. Shares short for HWC as of 1727654400 were 2413198 with a Short Ratio of 4.40, compared to 1724976000 on 2746651. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2413198 and a Short% of Float of 3.75.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.4, HWC has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.40. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.026256563The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.92.
