Zacks Research Comments on Hancock Whitney FY2025 Earnings

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $5.37 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate 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.

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

Hancock Whitney Stock Performance

HWC opened at $53.83 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a PE ratio of 10.20 and a beta of 1.24. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $41.56 and a 1 year high of $62.40. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $56.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $55.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The company reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 last year, the business earned $1.26 EPS.

Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This is an increase from Hancock Whitney’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Hancock Whitney’s payout ratio is presently 34.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

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

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.