A share price of Hancock Whitney Corp [HWC] is currently trading at $67.95, up 2.17%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HWC shares have gain 6.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.84%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ: HWC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 17, 2025, when Barclays initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $76. Previously, Hovde Group reaffirmed its Outperform rating on July 16, 2025, and elevated its price target to $72. On July 11, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform but maintained its price target of $63 on the stock. Stephens upgraded its rating to an Overweight. Hovde Group reiterated its recommendation of an Outperform and raised its price target to $62 on July 17, 2024. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on May 31, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $55. In a note dated April 17, 2024, Citigroup upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $48 to $50.
Hancock Whitney Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $43.90 and $67.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $77 within the next 12 months. Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ: HWC] shares were valued at $67.95 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.32% based on the average HWC price forecast.
Analyzing the HWC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ:HWC] were 2.00B which represents -1.99% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.72% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.3%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.24%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.47.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 66.47 points at the first support level, and at 64.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 69.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 70.32.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ:HWC] is 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.84, the price to book ratio is 1.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.18.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Liollio Dean, Director, that happened on Nov 14 ’25 when 5328.0 shares were sold. Chief Financial Officer, Achary Michael M completed a deal on Oct 17 ’25 to sell 9894.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 21883.0 shares on Oct 17 ’25.
