Q1 EPS Estimates for Hancock Whitney Cut by Zacks Research

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.28 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.29. The consensus estimate for Hancock Whitney’s current full-year earnings is $5.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hancock Whitney’s FY2026 earnings at $5.28 EPS.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $525.37 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $363.54 million. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.47% and a net margin of 19.30%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.12 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 16th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Hancock Whitney from $57.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $56.89.

Hancock Whitney Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HWC opened at $60.34 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market cap of $5.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 1.25. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $53.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.70. Hancock Whitney has a one year low of $39.38 and a one year high of $62.40.

Hancock Whitney Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.65%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. Hancock Whitney’s payout ratio is presently 35.87%.

Insider Transactions at Hancock Whitney

In other news, Director Carleton Richard Wilkins sold 800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.95, for a total transaction of $40,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 15,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $810,105. The trade was a 4.79 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO John M. Hairston sold 18,000 shares of Hancock Whitney stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.44, for a total value of $1,069,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 254,026 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,099,305.44. This represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 27,994 shares of company stock valued at $1,593,710. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Hancock Whitney

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HWC. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 15.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after acquiring an additional 2,741 shares during the last quarter. Second Line Capital LLC acquired a new position in Hancock Whitney in the 3rd quarter worth about $426,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its position in Hancock Whitney by 30.7% in the third quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 2,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 691 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 1.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,149,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,016,000 after purchasing an additional 30,239 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC grew its holdings in shares of Hancock Whitney by 149.2% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 321,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,435,000 after purchasing an additional 192,295 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.22% of the company’s stock.

Hancock Whitney Company Profile

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.