Hancock Whitney (HWC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hancock Whitney in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" HWC shares.
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7 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Hancock Whitney's stock. Their HWC share price forecasts range from $42.00 to $47.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $45.31 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.7% from the stock's current price.
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Hancock Whitney's stock was trading at $48.39 at the start of the year. Since then, HWC shares have decreased by 24.9% and is now trading at $36.35.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 17th 2023.
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Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 18th. The company reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.01. The business earned $359.97 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $364.50 million. Hancock Whitney had a net margin of 29.92% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.39%. The company's revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.38 earnings per share.

Hancock Whitney announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, September 15th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 1st.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) stock in their portfolio include First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FNK), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares (DPST), Invesco Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF (RYJ) and First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX).

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.22%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 20.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HWC will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.97% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Hancock Whitney trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HWC."

Hancock Whitney's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.06%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.11%), State Street Corp (4.90%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (2.27%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.10%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (1.70%). Insiders that own company stock include Carleton Richard Wilkins, Cecil W Knight Jr, Christine L Pickering, Harry Merritt Lane III, Joan Cahill Teofilo, John M Hairston, Joseph S Exnicios, Michael M Achary and Sonia Perez.
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Shares of HWC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of HWC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.35.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion and generates $1.47 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $524.09 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.00 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,627 workers across the globe.

Hancock Whitney's mailing address is Hancock Whitney Plaza 2510 14th Street, GULFPORT MS, 39501. The official website for the company is www.hancockwhitney.com. The company can be reached via phone at (228) 868-4000, via email at investorrelations@hancockwhitney.com, or via fax at 228-868-4627.