HWC

Hancock Whitney Corporation Common Stock (HWC)

Stock · NASDAQ · Finance

$73.03as of 10/16/2026

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October 8, 2026

Barclays Raises Hancock Whitney Target to $85. Barclays maintained an Overweight rating on Hancock Whitney and raised its price target to $85. This action follows a period where the stock has been trading near its 52-week low, with an RSI of 36.1 indicating potential oversold conditions. The bank's long history of dividend payments and a current yield of 2.94% remain key features for income-focused observers.

Active signals

No technical signal is currently active for this symbol.

Support level
$66.67
Industry
Major Banks

What HWC's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike28+1.0%61%
Bollinger Band Breakout26+1.0%58%
Bollinger Band Breakdown19-3.4%42%
200-Day Moving Average Touch18-1.2%39%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+1.0%55%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About HWC

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. The company offers various transaction and savings deposit products, such as brokered deposits, time deposits, and money market accounts; treasury management services; secured and unsecured loan pr…

Sector
Finance
Industry
Major Banks
Employees
3,674

Fundamentals

1-day range
$71.94$72.79
Market cap
$6.28B
P/E (trailing)
13.59
P/E (forward)
9.88
EPS (trailing)
$5.12
Dividend yield
2.94%
Beta
1.01
Avg. volume
821.6K
Ex-dividend date
September 4, 2026
Dividend pay date
September 15, 2026
52-week range
$54.05$80.13
Next earnings: October 20, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.66confirmed

How Hancock Whitney Corporation Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$338.88MOther$212.55M (63%)Tax$126.32M (37%)HWC

Source: 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Forecasts

10 analyst ratings

Buy 71%
Hold 29%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$91
+24.6%
Median
$85.5
+17.1%
Low
$79
+8.2%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
13.1K
Disposed
28.2K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
71.39M
Total value held
$4.41B
Institutional holders
375
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown10.39M
  • Unknown7.33M
  • Unknown4.79M
  • Unknown4.25M
  • Unknown3.73M
  • Unknown2.25M
  • Unknown2.16M
  • Unknown1.91M
  • Unknown1.77M
  • Unknown1.60M

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