DA Davidson Predicts Hancock Whitney Q3 Earnings

Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) – DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a report issued on Thursday, July 17th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner anticipates that the company will earn $1.45 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $67.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney’s current full-year earnings is $5.53 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney’s FY2026 earnings at $6.09 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on HWC. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of Hancock Whitney from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $62.00 to $63.00 in a report on Friday, July 11th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler increased their price objective on Hancock Whitney from $70.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Stephens dropped their target price on Hancock Whitney from $73.00 to $69.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Finally, Hovde Group increased their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $66.71.

Hancock Whitney Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of Hancock Whitney stock opened at $60.21 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.82. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $43.90 and a 1 year high of $62.40. The firm has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.18.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 15th. The company reported $1.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $377.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $375.99 million. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.21% and a net margin of 23.28%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.31 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the 1st quarter worth $31,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Hancock Whitney by 554.6% during the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 707 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 599 shares during the period. Virtus Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the first quarter worth about $41,000. Amundi bought a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney in the first quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in Hancock Whitney by 1,132.1% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 917 shares during the period. 81.22% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Hancock Whitney

In other Hancock Whitney news, Director Christine L. Pickering sold 838 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.09, for a total value of $40,299.42. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 23,019 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,106,983.71. The trade was a 3.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hancock Whitney Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th were issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.99%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 5th. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.15%.

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.