Hancock Whitney (HWC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hancock Whitney in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" HWC shares.
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8 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Hancock Whitney's shares. Their HWC share price targets range from $43.00 to $57.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $49.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% from the stock's current price.
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Hancock Whitney's stock was trading at $48.59 at the start of the year. Since then, HWC shares have decreased by 12.2% and is now trading at $42.66.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 16th 2024.
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Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 16th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $354.02 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $353.15 million. Hancock Whitney had a net margin of 20.57% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.54%.

Hancock Whitney declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 4th.
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Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.82%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 26.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HWC will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.76% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) stock in their portfolio include First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (QABA), Invesco KBW Regional Banking ETF (KBWR), SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (FNK), First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO), Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3x Shares (DPST), First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund (FNX) and iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN).

Hancock Whitney's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Chickasaw Capital Management LLC (0.05%) and BTC Capital Management Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Carleton Richard Wilkins, Cecil W Knight Jr, Christine L Pickering, Christopher S Ziluca, D Shane Loper, Harry Merritt Lane III, Joan Cahill Teofilo, John M Hairston, Joseph S Exnicios, Michael M Achary and Sonia Perez.
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Shares of HWC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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