Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Hancock Whitney (HWC)

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ: HWC):

• 4/16/2025 – Hancock Whitney had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a $62.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $72.00.
• 4/16/2025 – Hancock Whitney had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Piper Sandler. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $68.00.
• 4/16/2025 – Hancock Whitney had its price target lowered by analysts at Stephens from $73.00 to $69.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/16/2025 – Hancock Whitney had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $68.00 to $62.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/16/2025 – Hancock Whitney had its price target lowered by analysts at DA Davidson from $69.00 to $62.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – Hancock Whitney was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

Hancock Whitney Trading Up 0.3 %

NASDAQ HWC opened at $48.65 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a PE ratio of 9.21 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $52.57 and its 200 day moving average is $55.15. Hancock Whitney Co. has a twelve month low of $43.60 and a twelve month high of $62.40.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $1.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $367.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $368.12 million. Hancock Whitney had a net margin of 22.40% and a return on equity of 11.56%. Research analysts forecast that Hancock Whitney Co. will post 5.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.45 dividend. This is a boost from Hancock Whitney’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.70%. Hancock Whitney’s payout ratio is presently 33.21%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HWC. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney in the 4th quarter worth $54,605,000. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter worth about $24,775,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the 4th quarter valued at about $13,796,000. Foundry Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the 4th quarter valued at about $12,937,000. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 69.5% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 544,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,795,000 after purchasing an additional 223,275 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.22% of the company’s stock.

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.