FY2025 EPS Forecast for Hancock Whitney Decreased by Analyst

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a report issued on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $5.37 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.38. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney’s current full-year earnings is $5.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $74.00 price target (up from $68.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Raymond James restated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $72.00 price objective (up from $64.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Hancock Whitney from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $62.56.

Hancock Whitney Trading Up 0.5 %

HWC stock opened at $54.10 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. The company has a market capitalization of $4.66 billion, a PE ratio of 10.25 and a beta of 1.24. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $56.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $55.31. Hancock Whitney has a one year low of $41.56 and a one year high of $62.40.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The company reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.12. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.56% and a net margin of 22.40%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.26 EPS.

Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.45 dividend. This is a boost from Hancock Whitney’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio is currently 34.09%.

Institutional Trading of Hancock Whitney

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Hancock Whitney in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Grove Bank & Trust bought a new position in Hancock Whitney during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter worth approximately $65,000. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $92,000. 81.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.