Hancock Whitney Corp. (HWC) hiked its quarterly cash dividend by 12.5% to 45 cents per share. The dividend will be paid out on March 17, 2025, to its shareholders of record as of March 5.Before the recent hike, the bank increased its dividend by 33.3% to 40 cents per share in April 2024. Hancock Whitney has raised its dividend thrice in the past five years with growth rate of 7.5%. It has a dividend payout ratio of 30%.Based on its closing price of $59.74 as of Jan. 31, HWC’s forward dividend yield, conside ...

Shares of Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ: HWC ) have been a strong performer over the past year, gaining 32%, and they currently are sitting near a 52-week-high, having recovered all of their losses during the 2023 regional banking crisis. Shares have enjoyed a solidOver fifteen years of experience making contrarian bets based on my macro view and stock-specific turnaround stories to garner outsized returns with a favorable risk/reward profile. If you want me to cover a specific stock or have a question for an art ...

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Hancock Whitney Corp.’s (HWC) fourth-quarter 2024 earnings per share of $1.40 easily beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.28. The bottom line compared favorably with $1.26 earned in the year-ago quarter.Stay up-to-date with all quarterly releases: See Zacks Earnings Calendar.The results benefited from the increase in non-interest income and net interest income (NII). Lower expenses and provisions were other positives. However, the decline in total loans was a headwind.Net income was $122.1 million, up fr ...

Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - Hancock Whitney Corporation's financial performance is subject to evolving economic conditions, which may impact projections and results [3][4] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - Specific details regarding changes in business line performance were not provided in the available content Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - The company acknowledges the rapidly changing economic environment, which may affect market conditions and performance [3][4] Company Strategy and Development Direction and Industry Competition - The management emphasizes the importance of understanding risks and uncertainties in the current economic landscape, which may influence strategic decisions [3][4] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management highlights the inherent limitations in accurately predicting future results and market developments, indicating a cautious outlook [4] Other Important Information - Forward-looking statements made by the company are based on reasonable assumptions but are not guarantees of future performance [3][4] Q&A Session Summary Question: What are the expectations for future performance? - Management reiterates that expectations are based on reasonable assumptions but acknowledges the uncertainty in predicting future results [4]

For the quarter ended December 2024, Hancock Whitney (HWC) reported revenue of $364.77 million, up 18.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.40, compared to $1.26 in the year-ago quarter.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.95% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $361.32 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.28, the EPS surprise was +9.38%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determ ...

Hancock Whitney (HWC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.40 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.26 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 9.38%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this holding company of Whitney Bank and Hancock Bank would post earnings of $1.31 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.33, delivering a surprise of 1.53%.Ove ...

3 – ABL – Asset Based Lending – ACL – Allowance for credit losses – AEA – Average Earning Assets – AFS – Available for sale securities – Annualized – Calculated to reflect a rate based on a full year – AOCI – Accumulated other comprehensive income – ARM – Adjustable Rate Mortgage – B – Dollars in billions – Beta – repricing based on a change in market rates – BOLI – Bank-owned life insurance – bps – basis points – Brokered Deposits – deposits obtained directly or indirectly through a deposit broker typicall ...

Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2025 For more information Kathryn Shrout Mistich, VP, Investor Relations Manager 504.539.7836 or kathryn.mistich@hancockwhitney.com Hancock Whitney reports fourth quarter 2024 EPS of $1.40 Deposits Total deposits at December 31, 2024 were $29.5 billion, up $509.9 million, or 2%, from September 30, 2024. The linked-quarter increase in deposits was primarily due to an increase in interest-bearing public funds driven by seasonal inflows, an increase in interest-be ...

In its upcoming report, Hancock Whitney (HWC) is predicted by Wall Street analysts to post quarterly earnings of $1.28 per share, reflecting an increase of 1.6% compared to the same period last year. Revenues are forecasted to be $361.32 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.2%.Over the past 30 days, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been adjusted downward by 0.2% to its current level. This demonstrates the covering analysts' collective reassessment of their initial projections ...