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Hancock Whitney CorporationNasdaqGS:HWC Stock Report

Market Cap US$5.3b
Share Price
US$62.50
My Fair Value
US$70.88
11.8% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y23.2%
7D-1.2%
Portfolio Value
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Hancock Whitney Corporation

NasdaqGS:HWC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.3b

Hancock Whitney (HWC) Stock Overview

Operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers in the United States. More details

HWC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends5/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Hancock Whitney
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$62.50
52 Week HighUS$64.66
52 Week LowUS$43.90
Beta1.12
1 Month Change0.24%
3 Month Change2.34%
1 Year Change23.20%
3 Year Change31.36%
5 Year Change183.70%
Change since IPO1,387.07%

Recent News & Updates

Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$69.13

Jul 19
Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$69.13

Recent updates

Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$69.13

Jul 19
Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC) Released Earnings Last Week And Analysts Lifted Their Price Target To US$69.13

Hancock Whitney: Q2 Leaves Growth Questions Unanswered (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 16

Hancock Whitney Benefits From Excellent Capital Positioning

Apr 19

Hancock Whitney: Still Attractive After The Post-Election Rally

Nov 14
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Unlocking Growth And Expanding Revenue Streams

Strategic SNC reduction and banker recruitment focus on loan growth, boosting lending activity and future revenue.

Hancock Whitney: An Unfortunate Downgrade

Oct 06

Hancock Whitney: Still Room For Upside After A Solid Q2

Jul 18

Hancock Whitney: Not Ready For A Downgrade Just Yet

Jun 12

Hancock Whitney: Surplus Capital Points To The Resumption Of Stock Buybacks

Jun 04

Hancock Whitney: Remains Undervalued With Cost Pressure Easing

Mar 02

Shareholder Returns

HWCUS BanksUS Market
7D-1.2%-2.5%1.2%
1Y23.2%28.9%17.9%

Return vs Industry: HWC underperformed the US Banks industry which returned 30.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HWC exceeded the US Market which returned 18.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HWC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HWC volatility
HWC Average Weekly Movement3.3%
Banks Industry Average Movement3.5%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.3%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: HWC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: HWC's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18993,580John Hairstonwww.hancockwhitney.com

Hancock Whitney Corporation operates as the financial holding company for Hancock Whitney Bank that provides traditional and online banking services to commercial, small business, and retail customers in the United States. It offers various transaction and savings deposit products, such as brokered deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts; treasury management services; secured and unsecured loan products; letters of credit and similar financial guarantees; trust and investment management services to retirement plans, corporations, and individuals; and investment advisory and brokerage products. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, including real and non-real estate loans; commercial real estate loans; construction and land development loans; and residential mortgages, as well as consumer loans.

Hancock Whitney Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Hancock Whitney's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HWC fundamental statistics
Market capUS$5.26b
Earnings (TTM)US$468.24m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.41b
11.3x
P/E Ratio
1.2x
P/B Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HWC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.41b
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$1.41b
Other ExpensesUS$943.22m
EarningsUS$468.24m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Oct 14, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)5.52
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin33.17%
Debt/Equity Ratio31.5%

How did HWC perform over the long term?

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Dividends

2.9%
Current Dividend Yield
31%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/03 10:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/03 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Hancock Whitney Corporation is covered by 28 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ebrahim PoonawalaBofA Global Research
Andrew StappB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Benjamin GerlingerCitigroup Inc