Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Hancock Whitney

Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) – Analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 4th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.43 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.44. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.48 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.81 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.61 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.27 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on HWC. Hovde Group boosted their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $65.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $70.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Raymond James Financial cut their target price on shares of Hancock Whitney from $73.00 to $72.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered shares of Hancock Whitney from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $62.00 to $63.00 in a research note on Friday, July 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $69.86.

Hancock Whitney Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:HWC opened at $58.71 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.98 billion, a PE ratio of 10.50 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $60.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.41. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $43.90 and a 1 year high of $64.66.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The company reported $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $0.03 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $391.32 million. Hancock Whitney had a net margin of 23.99% and a return on equity of 11.29%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.33 earnings per share.

Hancock Whitney Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 5th. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio is 32.20%.

Insider Transactions at Hancock Whitney

In related news, CFO Michael M. Achary sold 9,894 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.86, for a total value of $542,784.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 55,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,057,512.38. This represents a 15.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.91% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Hancock Whitney by 929.5% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 409 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Virtus Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the first quarter valued at $41,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Hancock Whitney by 6,107.7% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after purchasing an additional 794 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi acquired a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the first quarter valued at $50,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.22% of the company’s stock.

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.