Short Interest in Hancock Whitney Co. – 6 (NASDAQ:HWCPZ) Grows By 180.2%

Hancock Whitney Co. – 6 (NASDAQ:HWCPZ – Get Rating) saw a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 30th, there was short interest totalling 24,100 shares, an increase of 180.2% from the December 15th total of 8,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Hancock Whitney Co. – 6 Trading Up 0.5 %

Hancock Whitney Co. – 6 stock opened at $24.64 on Friday. Hancock Whitney Co. – 6 has a 52-week low of $22.24 and a 52-week high of $27.75. The company’s 50 day moving average is $23.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $24.54.

Hancock Whitney Co. – 6 Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 1st were issued a dividend of $0.3906 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, November 30th. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.34%.