Analysts Set Expectations for Hancock Whitney Q3 Earnings

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a report released on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.27 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.26. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney’s current full-year earnings is $5.19 per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $68.00 price target on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Hancock Whitney from $57.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, September 20th. DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Raymond James upgraded shares of Hancock Whitney from a “moderate buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Hancock Whitney has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.63.

Hancock Whitney Price Performance

HWC stock opened at $55.63 on Friday. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $41.19 and a 1 year high of $62.40. The company has a market cap of $4.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.47 and a beta of 1.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $57.12 and a 200 day moving average of $52.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $525.37 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $363.54 million. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.47% and a net margin of 19.30%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.12 EPS.

Hancock Whitney Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 5th. Hancock Whitney’s payout ratio is 35.87%.

Insider Activity

In other Hancock Whitney news, CFO Michael M. Achary sold 8,431 shares of Hancock Whitney stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.55, for a total value of $443,049.05. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 54,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,857,669. The trade was a 13.42 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO John M. Hairston sold 18,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.44, for a total value of $1,069,920.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 254,026 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,099,305.44. This represents a 6.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 27,994 shares of company stock valued at $1,593,710. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the 2nd quarter valued at about $43,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the 2nd quarter valued at about $63,000. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the 3rd quarter valued at about $72,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Hancock Whitney during the 2nd quarter valued at $117,000. 81.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hancock Whitney Company Profile

Hancock Whitney Corporation operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers. It offers various transaction and savings deposit products consisting of brokered deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts; treasury management services, secured and unsecured loan products including revolving credit facilities, and letters of credit and similar financial guarantees; and trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals, and investment advisory and brokerage products.