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After finishing at $60.28 in the prior trading day, Hancock Whitney Corp (NASDAQ: HWC) closed at $61.26, up 1.63%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. HWC stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $60.03.
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 0.32 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 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 Jun 24 ’25 when Williams Albert J bought 23 shares for $56.38 per share. The transaction valued at 1,285 led to the insider holds 1,724 shares of the business.
PICKERING CHRISTINE L sold 838 shares of HWC for $40,299 on Apr 21 ’25. The Director now owns 23,019 shares after completing the transaction at $48.09 per share. On Nov 07 ’24, another insider, HAIRSTON JOHN M, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 18,000 shares for $59.44 each. As a result, the insider received 1,069,920 and left with 254,026 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 5192091136 and an Enterprise Value of 5505715712. As of this moment, Hancock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.901.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HWC is 1.14, which has changed by 0.23807597 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HWC has reached a high of $62.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $43.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.39%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 706.69K shares per day over the past 3-months and 630760 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 85.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 83.73M. Insiders hold about 1.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.42% stake in the company. Shares short for HWC as of 1753920000 were 3550209 with a Short Ratio of 5.02, compared to 1751241600 on 3640469. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3550209 and a Short% of Float of 5.75.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HWC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.7, compared to 1.70 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.028201727The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.72. The current Payout Ratio is 28.39% for HWC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-05 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 stock of Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC) is currently in the spotlight, with 8.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.46, with high estimates of $1.55 and low estimates of $1.4.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.84 and $5.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.65. EPS for the following year is $5.96, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $6.15 and $5.8.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $391.35M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $394M to a low estimate of $389.6M. As of the current estimate, Hancock Whitney Corp’s year-ago sales were $370.35MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $395.55M. There is a high estimate of $399.8M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $393.4M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HWC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.54B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.46BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.63B and the low estimate is $1.61B.
