At the time of writing, Hancock Whitney Corp [HWC] stock is trading at $63.49, up 5.33%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HWC shares have gain 6.06% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.92%, 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 July 16, 2025, when Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also boosted its price target to $72 from $65. Previously, Keefe Bruyette downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform on July 11, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $63. On December 09, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight. Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and increased its price target to $62 on July 17, 2024. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $55 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 31, 2024. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 17, 2024, and upped its price target to $50.
For the past year, the stock price of Hancock Whitney Corp fluctuated between $43.90 and $62.90. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $62 within the next 12 months. Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ: HWC] shares were valued at $63.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.35% based on the average HWC price forecast.
Analyzing the HWC fundamentals
According to Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ:HWC], the company’s sales were 2.01B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -4.04% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.68% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.29%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.57%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.45%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.11 and Total Capital is 0.01. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.29.
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 61.53 points at the first support level, and at 59.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 64.64, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 65.78.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ:HWC] has a current ratio of 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.67, the price to book ratio is 1.24 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.71.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Williams Albert J, Director, that happened on Jun 24 ’25 when 23.0 shares were purchased. Director, PICKERING CHRISTINE L completed a deal on Apr 21 ’25 to sell 838.0 shares. Meanwhile, President & CEO HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 18000.0 shares on Nov 07 ’24.
