Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC)

Hancock Whitney Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts that cover Hancock Whitney stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $77.67, which forecasts a 14.64% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $72 and the highest is $81.

Price Target: $77.67 (+14.64%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$72	$77.67	$79	$81
Change	+6.27%	+14.64%	+16.61%	+19.56%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hancock Whitney stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Buy	2	3	3	3	3	2
Hold	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	7	7	7	7	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $78 → $80	Buy	Maintains	$78 → $80	+18.08%	Apr 22, 2026
Benjamin Gerlinger Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $78 → $81	Strong Buy	Maintains	$78 → $81	+19.56%	Feb 24, 2026
Benjamin Gerlinger Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $76 → $78	Strong Buy	Maintains	$76 → $78	+15.13%	Jan 22, 2026
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $72 → $78	Buy	Maintains	$72 → $78	+15.13%	Jan 21, 2026
Catherine Mealor Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Hold Maintains $70 → $72	Hold	Maintains	$70 → $72	+6.27%	Jan 21, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

1.57B

Increased by 7.62%

from 1.46B

Revenue Next Year

1.70B

Increased by 8.47%

from 1.57B

EPS This Year

6.26

Increased by 10.49%

from 5.67

EPS Next Year

6.90

Increased by 10.14%

from 6.26

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.37B	1.41B	1.32B	1.39B	1.46B	1.57B	1.70B
Revenue Growth	107.06%	2.79%	-5.97%	5.03%	5.20%	7.62%	8.47%
EPS	5.22	5.98	4.50	5.28	5.67	6.26	6.90
EPS Growth	-	14.56%	-24.75%	17.33%	7.39%	10.49%	10.14%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	10.81	9.82
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	10	10

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	1.7B	1.8B
Avg	1.6B	1.7B
Low	1.5B	1.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	15.2%	14.1%
Avg	7.6%	8.5%
Low	1.3%	4.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	6.77	7.52
Avg	6.26	6.90
Low	5.25	6.47

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	19.4%	20.1%
Avg	10.5%	10.1%
Low	-7.4%	3.2%

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 sources.