Brokers Offer Predictions for Hancock Whitney Q3 Earnings

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hancock Whitney in a report released on Tuesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $1.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.27. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney’s current full-year earnings is $5.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.06 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on HWC. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Hancock Whitney from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $57.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hancock Whitney presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $56.89.

Hancock Whitney Price Performance

HWC stock opened at $59.94 on Thursday. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $39.38 and a 1 year high of $62.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company’s 50-day moving average is $54.15 and its 200-day moving average is $50.83.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $525.37 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $363.54 million. Hancock Whitney had a net margin of 19.30% and a return on equity of 11.47%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.12 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Triad Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the second quarter valued at about $37,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the second quarter valued at about $43,000. Finally, CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Hancock Whitney by 268.9% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 985 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 718 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Hancock Whitney

In other Hancock Whitney news, CFO Michael M. Achary sold 8,431 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.55, for a total value of $443,049.05. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 54,380 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,857,669. The trade was a 13.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO John M. Hairston sold 18,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.44, for a total transaction of $1,069,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 254,026 shares in the company, valued at $15,099,305.44. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 27,994 shares of company stock valued at $1,593,710. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Hancock Whitney Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.67%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.87%.

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.