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As of close of business last night, Hancock Whitney Corp’s stock clocked out at $53.55, down -1.02% from its previous closing price of $54.10. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. HWC stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $52.63.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HWC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.23 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:
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 Nov 07 ’24 when HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 18,000 shares for $59.44 per share. The transaction valued at 1,069,920 led to the insider holds 254,026 shares of the business.
HAIRSTON JOHN M bought 18,000 shares of HWC for $1,096,200 on Nov 07 ’24. On Oct 29 ’24, another insider, PICKERING CHRISTINE L, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 763 shares for $52.40 each. As a result, the insider received 39,981 and left with 23,518 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 4659460608 and an Enterprise Value of 4151633408. As of this moment, Hancock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.992.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HWC is 1.00, which has changed by 0.19238472 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $41.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.07%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HWC traded 683.56K shares on average per day over the past three months and 929940 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 86.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 84.99M. Insiders hold about 1.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.14% stake in the company. Shares short for HWC as of 1741910400 were 2924575 with a Short Ratio of 4.28, compared to 1739491200 on 2944725. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2924575 and a Short% of Float of 4.64.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.5, HWC has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.65. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.027726434The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.91. The current Payout Ratio is 28.39% for HWC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-05 with an ex-dividend date of 1741132800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
