FY2025 EPS Estimates for Hancock Whitney Boosted by Analyst

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Hancock Whitney in a report released on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $5.45 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $5.37. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.66 EPS.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $1.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.10. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.56% and a net margin of 22.40%. The business had revenue of $367.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $368.12 million.

HWC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hancock Whitney from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Raymond James reiterated a "strong-buy" rating and set a $62.00 target price (down from $72.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Stephens decreased their price objective on Hancock Whitney from $73.00 to $69.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $70.00 target price (up previously from $68.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $69.00 to $62.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $61.25.

Hancock Whitney Stock Performance

Shares of HWC traded down $0.30 on Thursday, reaching $54.75. 544,125 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 586,119. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $51.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $55.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. Hancock Whitney has a 52-week low of $43.60 and a 52-week high of $62.40. The stock has a market cap of $4.72 billion, a PE ratio of 10.37 and a beta of 1.05.

Hancock Whitney Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 5th. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.29%. Hancock Whitney's dividend payout ratio is currently 33.21%.

Insider Activity

In other Hancock Whitney news, Director Christine L. Pickering sold 838 shares of Hancock Whitney stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.09, for a total transaction of $40,299.42. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 23,019 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,106,983.71. The trade was a 3.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.91% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Grove Bank & Trust bought a new position in Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 554.6% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 707 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 599 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Hancock Whitney during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Hancock Whitney by 1,132.1% during the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 998 shares of the company's stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 917 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GeoWealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter worth about $65,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.22% of the company's stock.

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.