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Hancock Whitney (HWC) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$77.22 -1.24 (-1.57%)
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Hancock Whitney - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
3
Buy
7

Based on 10 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Hancock Whitney in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 10 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, 4 have given a buy rating, and 3 have given a strong buy rating for HWC.

Consensus Price Target

$80.50
4.24% Upside
According to the 10 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Hancock Whitney, the average price target is $80.50. The highest price target for HWC is $86.00, while the lowest price target for HWC is $74.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 4.24% from the current price of $77.23.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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HWC Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
7/20/25 to 7/20/26
1 Month Ago
6/20/25 to 6/20/26
3 Months Ago
4/21/25 to 4/21/26
1 Year Ago
7/20/24 to 7/20/25
Strong Buy
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
4 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
Hold
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$80.50$78.43$76.57$66.71
Forecasted Upside4.24% Upside11.66% Upside11.80% Upside10.80% Upside
Consensus RatingBuyModerate BuyBuyModerate Buy

HWC Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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HWC Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Hancock Whitney Stock vs. The Competition

TypeHancock WhitneyFinance CompaniesBroader Market
Consensus Rating Score
3.00
2.32
2.52
Consensus RatingBuyHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside2.60% Upside29.23% Upside14.09% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
Positive News

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Positive News
Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
7/9/2026
Catherine Mealor
Catherine Mealor
4 of 5 stars
Boost TargetMarket Perform$72.00 ➝ $78.00+5.78%
7/7/2026
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
3 of 5 stars
Jared Shaw
Jared Shaw
4 of 5 stars
Boost TargetOverweight$76.00 ➝ $80.00+6.60%
6/30/2026 UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
6/25/2026Boost TargetBuy$81.00 ➝ $82.00+12.43%
6/24/2026Initiated CoverageBuy$84.00+15.17%
6/12/2026 DowngradeOutperformMarket Perform$74.00+3.45%
5/18/2026Boost TargetOverweight$80.00 ➝ $82.00+27.83%
5/18/2026Boost TargetBuy$79.00 ➝ $86.00+30.63%
5/11/2026 DowngradeBuy (B)Hold (C+)
1/7/2026Boost TargetStrong-Buy$72.00 ➝ $78.00+16.63%
4/16/2025Lower TargetOverweight$73.00 ➝ $69.00+41.71%
9/20/2024 Lower TargetHold$57.00 ➝ $56.00+8.91%

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HWC Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 10 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Hancock Whitney is $80.50, with a high forecast of $86.00 and a low forecast of $74.00.

10 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hancock Whitney in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 4 buy ratings and 3 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" HWC shares.

According to analysts, Hancock Whitney's stock has a predicted upside of 4.24% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Hancock Whitney's stock had 3 upgrades and 3 downgrades by analysts.

Hancock Whitney has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Benchmark, Citigroup, DA Davidson, Hovde Group, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Piper Sandler, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Hancock Whitney more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for Hancock Whitney is Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Hold. Learn more on how HWC compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:HWC) was last updated on 7/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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