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Hancock Whitney

HWC · NASDAQ

$74.13+$1.63 (+2.25%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $72.50

About HWC

Hancock Whitney Corp. operates as a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. The company is headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi and currently employs 3,658 full-time employees. The firm provides comprehensive financial services through its bank subsidiary, Hancock Whitney Bank (the Bank), a Mississippi state bank, and other nonbank affiliates. The Bank offers a broad range of traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business and retail customers, providing a variety of transaction and savings deposit products, treasury management services, secured and unsecured loan products (including revolving credit facilities), letters of credit and similar financial guarantees. The Bank provides trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations and individuals and provides its customers with access to investment advisory and brokerage products. The company offers other services through bank and nonbank subsidiaries. The Bank’s subsidiaries provide commercial finance products to middle market and corporate clients, including leases and related structures.

Employees
3,658
Headquarters
Gulfport, Mississippi
Listed
Jun 28, 1991
Sector
Financials
Industry
Banks
Website
hancockwhitney.com

HWC key statistics

Market cap
5.95B
Price-earnings ratio
14.19
Dividend yield
2.65%
Average volume
826.04K
Volume
1.27M
Open price
$72.69
High today
$74.82
Low today
$72.31
52 Week high
$80.13
52 Week low
$55.11

Hancock Whitney (HWC) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Hancock Whitney (HWC) shares are priced at $74.13, giving the company a market cap of 5.95B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.19 and a dividend yield of 2.65%.

Today the stock has traded between $72.31 and $74.82. The current price is 2.5% above the day's low and 0.9% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.27M shares, above the average of 826.04K shares a day.

Over the past year Hancock Whitney has ranged from $55.11 to $80.13, and now sits 76% of the way up that range.

Hancock Whitney met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 4 of the last 8 quarters. In Q3 FY26 it reported $1.66 per share against an estimate of $1.68.

The average analyst price target is $85.40, 15.2% above the current price, from 8 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

88%of 8 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy87.5%
  • Hold12.5%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 11 analystsAvg $85.40
Low
$74.74
Now
$74.13
High
$95.55

HWC earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 4 of the last 8 quarters, by 4.4% on average.

  1. Q4 FY24: reported $1.40 per share against an estimate of $1.29
  2. Q1 FY25: reported $1.38 per share against an estimate of $1.30
  3. Q2 FY25: reported $1.37 per share against an estimate of $1.37
  4. Q3 FY25: reported $1.49 per share against an estimate of $1.45
  5. Q4 FY25: reported $1.49 per share against an estimate of $1.50
  6. Q1 FY26: reported $1.52 per share against an estimate of $1.51
  7. Q2 FY26: reported $1.55 per share against an estimate of $1.57
  8. Q3 FY26: reported $1.66 per share against an estimate of $1.68

HWC news

  • Hancock Whitney Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Hancock Whitney Reports Third Quarter 2026 EPS of $1.36

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Hancock Whitney Corporation to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host Conference Call October 20

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Hancock Whitney Completes One Florida Bank Acquisition

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Hancock Whitney Reports Second Quarter 2026 EPS of $1.55

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Hancock Whitney Receives Regulatory Approval to Acquire One Florida Bank

  • Press releaseBusiness Wire

    Hancock Whitney Corporation to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host Conference Call July 21

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