DA Davidson Weighs in on Hancock Whitney Q2 Earnings

Hancock Whitney Co. (NASDAQ:HWC) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note issued on Thursday, April 17th. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.37 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $62.00 price objective on the stock. 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 $5.90 EPS.

Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 15th. The company reported $1.38 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.10. Hancock Whitney had a return on equity of 11.56% and a net margin of 22.40%. The company had revenue of $367.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $368.12 million.

HWC has been the topic of a number of other reports. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on Hancock Whitney from $68.00 to $62.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Stephens cut their target price on Hancock Whitney from $73.00 to $69.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $62.00 price objective (down from $72.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research report on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $70.00 price target (up from $68.00) on shares of Hancock Whitney in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Hancock Whitney from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.56.

Hancock Whitney Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HWC opened at $48.65 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $52.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $55.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.21 and a beta of 0.99. Hancock Whitney has a 52 week low of $42.51 and a 52 week high of $62.40.

Hancock Whitney Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 of this dividend 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 3.70%. Hancock Whitney’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.09%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hancock Whitney

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