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. Since then, HWC shares have decreased by 13.3% and is now trading at $18.49. 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 4 hold ratings and 2 buy 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 21st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Hancock Whitney Corp (NYSE:HWC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company reported ($1.28) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $1.62. The business earned $319.02 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $308.63 million. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.00 earnings per share. 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.84%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 4th. View Hancock Whitney's dividend history.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Hancock Whitney's shares. Their forecasts range from $27.00 to $41.00. On average, they anticipate Hancock Whitney's stock price to reach $30.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 65.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Hancock Whitney.

Media coverage about HWC stock has been trending extremely negative on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hancock Whitney earned a media sentiment score of -4.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Hancock 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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.30%), Skyline Asset Management LP (0.29%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.23%) and Fourthstone LLC (0.06%). 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 Wedge Capital Management L L P NC. Company insiders that have sold Hancock Whitney company stock in the last year include Cecil W Knight Jr, and Joseph S Exnicios. View insider buying and selling activity for Hancock Whitney.

HWC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fourthstone LLC, Skyline Asset Management LP, and Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. 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 $18.49.

Hancock Whitney has a market capitalization of $1.60 billion.

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