Hancock Whitney Corp’s recent filing unveils that its Director Williams Albert J acquired Company’s shares for reported $1285.0 on Jun 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $56.38 per share,23 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Williams Albert J now holds 1,724 shares worth roughly $0.1 million.
Then, PICKERING CHRISTINE L sold 838 shares, generating $40,299 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $48.09, the Director now owns 23,019 shares.
Before that, HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 18,000 shares. Hancock Whitney Corp shares valued at $1,069,920 were divested by the President & CEO at a price of $59.44 per share. As a result of the transaction, HAIRSTON JOHN M now holds 254,026 shares, worth roughly $15.44 million.
Stephens upgraded its Hancock Whitney Corp [HWC] rating to an Overweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Hovde Group’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in mid July has reiterated a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for it. Keefe Bruyette also remained covering HWC and has increased its forecast on May 31, 2024 with a “an Outperform” recommendation from previously “Mkt perform” rating. Citigroup revised its rating on April 17, 2024. It rated HWC as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of HWC
On Tuesday, Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ:HWC] saw its stock jump 1.37% to $60.77. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.87%. Hancock Whitney Corp shares have risen nearly 30.24% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 11.06% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $62.40 was reached on 07/03/25, a 52-week low of $43.90 was recorded on 04/07/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For HWC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 60.01, which if violated will result in even more drops to 59.24. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 61.42. A further resistance level may holdings at 62.08.
How much short interest is there in Hancock Whitney Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Hancock Whitney Corp stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -0.19 million shares to a total of 3.45 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 3.64 million shares. There was a decline of -5.44%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
