The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Hancock Whitney Corp shares valued at $542,785 were sold by Achary Michael M on Oct 17 ’25. At $54.86 per share, Achary Michael M sold 9,894 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 55,733 shares worth approximately $3.13 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 21,883 shares, netting a total of over 1,195,906 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $54.65 each, the insider now holds 271,022 shares.
Before that, Achary Michael M had added 9,894 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $542,537, the Officer bought Hancock Whitney Corp shares for $54.84 each.
As published in a research note from Hovde Group on July 16, 2025, Hancock Whitney Corp [HWC] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $72. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of December 09, 2024, Stephens has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for HWC. Earlier on July 17, 2024, Hovde Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for HWC stock.
Analyzing HWC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ: HWC] plunged -0.30% to $56.14. The stock’s lowest price that day was $56.07, but it reached a high of $57.8175 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.74%. Over the course of the year, Hancock Whitney Corp shares have jumped approximately 5.78%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $64.66 on 09/17/25 and a 52-week low of $43.90 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 55.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 54.93. In the upper region, resistance lies at 57.28. The next price resistance is at 58.43. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.35 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Hancock Whitney Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hancock Whitney Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 27844.0 shares to 4.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 4.51 million shares. A jump of 0.61% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.67.
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In terms of Hancock Whitney Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 72 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.86% from the previous closing price of $56.31. Analysts anticipate Hancock Whitney Corp stock to reach 72 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 72. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Hancock Whitney Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 31, 2024, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $55.
