Hancock Whitney Corporation (HWC)
NASDAQ: HWC · Real-Time Price · USD
67.41
-0.23 (-0.34%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
67.40
-0.01 (-0.01%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT

Hancock Whitney Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Hancock Whitney stock have an average target of 77.67, with a low estimate of 72 and a high estimate of 81. The average target predicts an increase of 15.22% from the current stock price of 67.41.

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $72 $77.67 $79 $81
Change +6.81% +15.22% +17.19% +20.16%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Hancock Whitney stock from 6 stock analysts 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 '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy 333333
Buy 233332
Hold 111111
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 677776

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Buy
Maintains
$78$80
Buy Maintains $78$80 +18.68% Apr 22, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$78$81
Strong Buy Maintains $78$81 +20.16% Feb 24, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$76$78
Strong Buy Maintains $76$78 +15.71% Jan 22, 2026
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Buy
Maintains
$72$78
Buy Maintains $72$78 +15.71% Jan 21, 2026
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Hold
Maintains
$70$72
Hold Maintains $70$72 +6.81% Jan 21, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
1.63B
from 1.46B
Increased by 11.59%
Revenue Next Year
1.70B
from 1.63B
Increased by 4.42%
EPS This Year
6.37
from 5.67
Increased by 12.30%
EPS Next Year
6.82
from 6.37
Increased by 7.14%
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
1.37B1.41B1.32B1.39B1.46B1.63B1.70B
Revenue Growth
107.06%2.79%-5.97%5.03%5.20%11.59%4.42%
EPS
5.225.984.505.285.676.376.82
EPS Growth
-14.56%-24.75%17.33%7.39%12.30%7.14%
Forward PE
-----10.599.88
No. Analysts -----1010
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202620272028
High 1.7B 1.8B
Avg 1.6B 1.7B
Low 1.6B 1.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202620272028
High
17.0%
9.8%
Avg
11.6%
4.4%
Low
7.5%
-0.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202620272028
High 6.78 7.50
Avg 6.37 6.82
Low 5.99 6.35

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202620272028
High
19.6%
17.7%
Avg
12.3%
7.1%
Low
5.6%
-0.3%
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.