Zacks Research Expects Higher Earnings for Hancock Whitney

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Hancock Whitney from $1.39 to $1.40.
• The current full-year earnings consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney is $5.53 per share, with projected earnings for FY2026 at $5.73 per share.
• Hancock Whitney recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 3.1%.

Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hancock Whitney in a research note issued on Friday, October 10th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.40 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.39. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney's current full-year earnings is $5.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney's Q2 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.73 EPS.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 15th. The company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $377.98 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $375.99 million. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 23.28%.During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.31 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Citigroup boosted their target price on Hancock Whitney from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note on Monday, September 8th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on Hancock Whitney from $65.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Hovde Group boosted their target price on Hancock Whitney from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Piper Sandler upped their price objective on Hancock Whitney from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hancock Whitney currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $70.00.

Hancock Whitney Price Performance

HWC stock opened at $59.01 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 0.81 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $43.90 and a 1 year high of $64.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.87 and a beta of 1.11. The business's 50-day moving average is $61.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $57.34.

Institutional Trading of Hancock Whitney

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its holdings in shares of Hancock Whitney by 50.4% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,057,103 shares of the company's stock valued at $160,345,000 after buying an additional 1,024,869 shares in the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Hancock Whitney by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,089,454 shares of the company's stock worth $109,592,000 after acquiring an additional 235,363 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,027,364 shares of the company's stock valued at $105,139,000 after purchasing an additional 128,860 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 15.7% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,695,276 shares of the company's stock valued at $97,309,000 after purchasing an additional 229,615 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Hancock Whitney by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,335,997 shares of the company's stock worth $69,044,000 after buying an additional 14,717 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 81.22% of the company's stock.

Hancock Whitney Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Friday, September 5th were given a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 5th. Hancock Whitney's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.15%.

About Hancock Whitney

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.

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