DA Davidson Has Positive View of Hancock Whitney Q1 Earnings

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Hancock Whitney in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 2nd. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner now expects that the company will earn $1.25 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.24. 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 $6.00 EPS.

HWC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Raymond James reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $72.00 price objective (up from $64.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price target on shares of Hancock Whitney from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $74.00 price objective (up from $68.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Hancock Whitney from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.56.

Hancock Whitney Stock Up 2.1 %

HWC opened at $52.97 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $55.43. Hancock Whitney has a 52 week low of $41.56 and a 52 week high of $62.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a PE ratio of 10.03 and a beta of 1.24.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The company reported $1.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.12. Hancock Whitney had a net margin of 22.40% and a return on equity of 11.56%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.26 earnings per share.

Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a $0.45 dividend. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.40%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Hancock Whitney’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.09%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HWC. Grove Bank & Trust bought a new position in Hancock Whitney during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $49,000. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Hancock Whitney during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $65,000. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Hancock Whitney in the fourth quarter worth $92,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its holdings in Hancock Whitney by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. 81.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.