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Hancock Whitney Corp [HWC] CEO makes an insider purchase of 18,000 shares worth 1.1 million.

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Hancock Whitney Corp shares valued at $1,096,200 were purchased by HAIRSTON JOHN M on Nov 07 ’24. At $60.90 per share, HAIRSTON JOHN M acquired 18,000 shares.

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Also, PICKERING CHRISTINE L sold 763 shares, netting a total of over 39,981 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $52.40 each, the insider now holds 23,518 shares.

Before that, Wilkins Carleton Richard had sold 800 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $40,760, the Director traded Hancock Whitney Corp shares for $50.95 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 800 shares, worth approximately $0.93 million.

As published in a research note from Hovde Group on July 17, 2024, Hancock Whitney Corp [HWC] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $62. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of April 17, 2024, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for HWC.

Analyzing HWC Stock Performance

During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 12.33%. Over the course of the year, Hancock Whitney Corp shares have jumped approximately 20.40%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $61.01 on 11/06/24 and a 52-week low of $41.19 on 02/07/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $51.66, while a 200-day SMA reached $47.83. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.98 million shares from 1.39 million shares the previous day.

Support And Resistance Levels for Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 57.63, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 56.75. In the upper region, resistance lies at 59.82. The next price resistance is at 61.14. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.08 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 4.22, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 24.09%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.

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