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Stocks Info
Hancock Whitney Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Financial sector while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Hancock Whitney Corp is $4.38B. A total of 0.74 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 760.49K shares.
In the most recent transaction, PICKERING CHRISTINE L sold 838 shares of HWC for 48.09 per share on Apr 21 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 23,019 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 07 ’24, HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 18,000 shares at 59.44 per share. HWC shares that President & CEO owns now total 254,026.
Among the insiders who bought shares, HAIRSTON JOHN M acquired of 18,000 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $60.90. In another insider transaction, PICKERING CHRISTINE L sold 763 shares at $52.40 per share on Oct 29 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 23,518.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Hancock Whitney Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.65, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.25%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.38. HWC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.7% when it declared a $0.45 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/5/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.1%. The HWC stock dividend was $0.40 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HWC has a high of $62.40 and a low of $43.60.
As of this writing, HWC has an earnings estimate of $1.35 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.4 per share and a lower estimate of $1.3.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $49.73, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.67B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HWC is Buy with a score of 4.63.
