NYSE:HWCHancock Whitney Stock Price, Forecast & News

Hancock Whitney's stock was trading at $21.32 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, HWC stock has increased by 11.3% and is now trading at $23.72. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hancock Whitney in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Hancock Whitney.

Hancock Whitney is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 21st 2020. View our earnings forecast for Hancock Whitney.

Hancock Whitney Corp (NYSE:HWC) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported ($1.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by $1.62. The company had revenue of $319.02 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $308.63 million. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.00 EPS. View Hancock Whitney's earnings history.

Hancock Whitney announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.55%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. View Hancock Whitney's dividend history.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Hancock Whitney's stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect Hancock Whitney's share price to reach $39.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 64.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hancock Whitney.

News articles about HWC stock have trended somewhat negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hancock Whitney earned a news impact score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutHancock Whitney.

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Hancock Whitney trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HWC."

Hancock Whitney's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (11.55%), State Street Corp (3.92%), Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC (2.09%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.92%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.69%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (1.67%). Company insiders that own Hancock Whitney stock include Cecil W Knight Jr, Christine L Pickering, Joan Cahill Teofilo, John M Hairston and Joseph S Exnicios. View institutional ownership trends for Hancock Whitney.

HWC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Janus Henderson Group PLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Cramer Rosenthal Mcglynn LLC, and Federated Hermes Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Hancock Whitney company stock in the last year include Cecil W Knight Jr, Joan Cahill Teofilo, and Joseph S Exnicios. View insider buying and selling activity for Hancock Whitney.

HWC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hancock Whitney Corp, Prudential PLC, Stieven Capital Advisors L.P., Foundry Partners LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Squarepoint Ops LLC, William Blair Investment Management LLC, and Tudor Investment Corp Et Al. View insider buying and selling activity for Hancock Whitney.

Shares of HWC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of HWC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.72.

Hancock Whitney has a market capitalization of $2.05 billion.

The company can be reached via phone at (228) 868-4000.