FY2025 EPS Forecast for Hancock Whitney Decreased by Analyst

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hancock Whitney in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $5.37 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $5.38. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.53 EPS.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last released its 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 prior year, the company posted $1.26 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on HWC. Stephens reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $74.00 target price (up from $68.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. StockNews.com raised shares of Hancock Whitney from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Raymond James reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $72.00 price objective (up previously from $64.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their target price on Hancock Whitney from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $62.56.

Hancock Whitney Price Performance

NASDAQ HWC opened at $53.83 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.20 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.79. The business’s fifty day moving average is $56.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.32. Hancock Whitney has a 1 year low of $41.56 and a 1 year high of $62.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in Hancock Whitney by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,911 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Hancock Whitney by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $539,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Hancock Whitney by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,221,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Hancock Whitney by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 12,845 shares of the company’s stock worth $703,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its position in Hancock Whitney by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after purchasing an additional 265 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.22% of the company’s stock.

Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a $0.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. This is a boost from Hancock Whitney’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.34%. Hancock Whitney’s payout ratio is 34.09%.

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.