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As of close of business last night, Hancock Whitney Corp.’s stock clocked out at $51.78, up 0.88% from its previous closing price of $51.33. In other words, the price has increased by $0.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. HWC stock price reached its highest trading level at $51.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $50.825.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HWC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 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:
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 Oct 21 ’24 when Wilkins Carleton Richard sold 800 shares for $50.95 per share. The transaction valued at 40,760 led to the insider holds 15,900 shares of the business.
Achary Michael M sold 8,431 shares of HWC for $443,049 on Oct 18 ’24. The Chief Financial Officer now owns 54,380 shares after completing the transaction at $52.55 per share. On Oct 18 ’24, another insider, Achary Michael M, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 8,431 shares for $52.56 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 4460122112. As of this moment, Hancock’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.45. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.07.
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 1.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.16%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HWC traded 526.26K shares on average per day over the past three months and 576480 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 82.26% stake in the company. Shares short for HWC as of 1727654400 were 2413198 with a Short Ratio of 4.59, 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 0.027274497The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.92.
