After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Banks – Regional industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Hancock Whitney Corp is $5.11B. A total of 0.63 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 707.83K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Williams Albert J bought 23 shares of HWC for 56.38 per share on Jun 24 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 1,724 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 21 ’25, PICKERING CHRISTINE L sold 838 shares at 48.09 per share. HWC shares that Director owns now total 23,019.
Among the insiders who sold shares, HAIRSTON JOHN M disposed of 18,000 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $59.44. This resulted in the President & CEO holding 254,026 shares of HWC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, HAIRSTON JOHN M bought 18,000 shares at $60.90 per share on Nov 07 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Hancock Whitney Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.70, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.82%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.12.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HWC has a high of $62.90 and a low of $43.90.
As of this writing, HWC has an earnings estimate of $1.43 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.5 per share and a lower estimate of $1.36. The company reported an EPS of $1.33 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. Its Book Value Per Share was $51.15, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.67B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 4.33.
