In the past week, HWC stock has gone up by 3.68%, with a monthly decline of -4.88% and a quarterly surge of 11.27%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.05%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.54% for Hancock Whitney Corp The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.08% for HWC’s stock, with a 1.42% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hancock Whitney Corp (NASDAQ: HWC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Hancock Whitney Corp (NASDAQ: HWC) is 10.19x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for HWC is 1.07. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HWC is 84.48M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.01% of that float. On June 13, 2025, HWC’s average trading volume was 715.60K shares.
HWC) stock’s latest price update
Hancock Whitney Corp (NASDAQ: HWC)’s stock price has plunge by 0.53relation to previous closing price of 54.91. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 3.68% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-06-06 that Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does Hancock Whitney (HWC) have what it takes?
Analysts’ Opinion of HWC
Hovde Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HWC reach a price target of $62, previously predicting the price at $55. The rating they have provided for HWC stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 17th, 2024.
Keefe Bruyette gave a rating of “Outperform” to HWC, setting the target price at $55 in the report published on May 31st of the previous year.
HWC Trading at 4.56% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HWC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.54% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HWC starting from PICKERING CHRISTINE L, who sale 838 shares at the price of $48.09 back on Apr 21 ’25. After this action, PICKERING CHRISTINE L now owns 23,019 shares of Hancock Whitney Corp, valued at $40,299 using the latest closing price.
HAIRSTON JOHN M, the President & CEO of Hancock Whitney Corp, sale 18,000 shares at $59.44 during a trade that took place back on Nov 07 ’24, which means that HAIRSTON JOHN M is holding 254,026 shares at $1,069,920 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HWC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.42 for the present operating margin
- 0.75 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hancock Whitney Corp stands at 0.32. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 11.53, with 1.34 for asset returns.
Based on Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.64. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.23. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.33.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.96for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.14.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
