Hancock Whitney Q3 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a report released on Tuesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.26 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

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

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

Hancock Whitney Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of HWC stock opened at $59.94 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 0.82. The stock has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 1.25. The business’s fifty day moving average is $53.99 and its 200-day moving average is $50.76. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $39.38 and a 1 year high of $62.40.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Hancock Whitney by 22.1% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 59,636 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,746,000 after purchasing an additional 10,810 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners increased its stake in Hancock Whitney by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Boston Partners now owns 624,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,811,000 after buying an additional 3,313 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 268.9% during the 2nd 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. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hancock Whitney by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after acquiring an additional 568 shares in the last quarter. 81.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hancock Whitney

In other news, CFO Michael M. Achary sold 8,431 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.55, for a total value of $443,049.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 54,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,857,669. This trade represents a 13.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO John M. Hairston sold 18,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.44, for a total value of $1,069,920.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 254,026 shares in the company, valued at $15,099,305.44. The trade was a 6.62 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 27,994 shares of company stock valued at $1,593,710. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hancock Whitney Dividend Announcement

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

About Hancock Whitney

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.