Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC)

Hancock Whitney Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts that cover Hancock Whitney stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $67.14, which forecasts a 6.71% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $56 and the highest is $74.

Price Target: $67.14 (+6.71%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$56	$67.14	$68	$74
Change	-11.00%	+6.71%	+8.07%	+17.61%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hancock Whitney stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	2	3
Buy	4	4	4	4	2	2
Hold	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	9	9	9	6	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Benjamin Gerlinger Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $70 → $74	Strong Buy	Maintains	$70 → $74	+17.61%	Aug 26, 2025
Gary Tenner DA Davidson	DA Davidson	Strong Buy Maintains $65 → $67	Strong Buy	Maintains	$65 → $67	+6.48%	Jul 16, 2025
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $70 → $72	Buy	Maintains	$70 → $72	+14.43%	Jul 16, 2025
Catherine Mealor Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Hold Maintains $63 → $64	Hold	Maintains	$63 → $64	+1.72%	Jul 16, 2025
Michael Rose Raymond James	Raymond James	Strong Buy Maintains $62 → $68	Strong Buy	Maintains	$62 → $68	+8.07%	Jul 16, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.55B

Increased by 11.48%

from 1.39B

Revenue Next Year

1.63B

Increased by 5.56%

from 1.55B

EPS This Year

5.70

Increased by 7.92%

from 5.28

EPS Next Year

6.02

Increased by 5.72%

from 5.70

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	660.20M	1.37B	1.41B	1.32B	1.39B	1.55B	1.63B
Revenue Growth	-43.25%	107.06%	2.79%	-5.97%	5.03%	11.48%	5.56%
EPS	-0.54	5.22	5.98	4.50	5.28	5.70	6.02
EPS Growth	-	-	14.56%	-24.75%	17.33%	7.92%	5.72%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	11.04	10.45
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	9	9

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	1.6B	1.7B
Avg	1.5B	1.6B
Low	1.5B	1.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	16.5%	10.5%
Avg	11.5%	5.6%
Low	7.7%	1.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	6.14	6.46
Avg	5.70	6.02
Low	5.35	5.68

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	16.2%	13.4%
Avg	7.9%	5.7%
Low	1.3%	-0.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.