Q1 EPS Estimates for Hancock Whitney Cut by Zacks Research

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hancock Whitney in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.28 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. DA Davidson lifted their price target on Hancock Whitney from $62.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Truist Financial cut their target price on shares of Hancock Whitney from $57.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $56.89.

Hancock Whitney Stock Down 0.7 %

NASDAQ:HWC opened at $59.94 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $54.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.83. Hancock Whitney has a 1-year low of $39.38 and a 1-year high of $62.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 1.25.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.31 by $0.02. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.47% and a net margin of 19.30%. The business had revenue of $525.37 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $363.54 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.12 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Hancock Whitney by 22.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 59,636 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,746,000 after buying an additional 10,810 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its stake in Hancock Whitney by 0.5% during the first quarter. Boston Partners now owns 624,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,811,000 after purchasing an additional 3,313 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Hancock Whitney during the second quarter worth about $37,000. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of Hancock Whitney by 268.9% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 985 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 718 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 5.5% in the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 10,865 shares of the company’s stock valued at $520,000 after purchasing an additional 568 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.22% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hancock Whitney news, CFO Michael M. Achary sold 8,431 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.55, for a total transaction of $443,049.05. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 54,380 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,857,669. This trade represents a 13.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO John M. Hairston sold 18,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 directly owns 254,026 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,099,305.44. This trade represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 27,994 shares of company stock worth $1,593,710. 1.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hancock Whitney Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.67%. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.87%.

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.