Update shared on 18 Dec 2025
Fair value Increased 2.73%Analysts have nudged their price target on Hancock Whitney higher to approximately $72.17 from $70.25. This reflects modestly improved fair value assumptions despite slightly softer revenue growth and profit margin expectations, paired with a marginally higher projected future P/E multiple.
What's in the News
- Board of Directors authorizes a new share repurchase plan on December 10, 2025, allowing buybacks of up to 5% of issued and outstanding shares through December 31, 2026 (company announcement)
- Under the buyback announced on December 12, 2024, the company has completed repurchases totaling 4,306,000 shares, representing about 5.06% of shares, for $251.04 million as of December 10, 2025 (company filing)
- From October 1, 2025 to December 10, 2025, the company repurchased 2,543,500 shares, or roughly 3% of its share base, for $150.9 million under the existing program (company filing)
- From July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025, Hancock Whitney repurchased 662,500 shares, about 0.78% of shares, for $40.06 million as part of the same buyback plan (company filing)
- For the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, net charge offs were $11.43 million, improving from $18.03 million in the same quarter a year earlier (earnings disclosure)
Valuation Changes
- Fair Value Estimate has risen slightly, increasing from $70.25 to about $72.17 per share.
- Discount Rate has edged higher, moving from approximately 6.78% to about 6.99%, implying a modestly higher required return.
- Revenue Growth has eased moderately, with long term assumptions reduced from roughly 7.92% to about 6.96%.
- Net Profit Margin has been trimmed slightly, decreasing from about 29.64% to roughly 29.27%.
- Future P/E has inched up, rising from approximately 13.01x to about 13.06x on forward earnings.
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