Taking a Closer Look At Hancock Whitney Corp (HWC) Following Its Recent Trade

Samantha Gray

Hancock Whitney Corp’s recently made public that its Director Liollio Dean unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.31 million on Nov 14 ’25. In the deal valued at $58.48 per share,5,328 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Liollio Dean now holds 29,694 shares worth roughly $1.68 million.

Then, Achary Michael M sold 9,894 shares, generating $542,785 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $54.86, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 55,733 shares.

Before that, HAIRSTON JOHN M sold 21,883 shares. Hancock Whitney Corp shares valued at $1,195,906 were divested by the President & CEO at a price of $54.65 per share. As a result of the transaction, HAIRSTON JOHN M now holds 271,022 shares, worth roughly $15.37 million.

Hovde Group reiterated its Hancock Whitney Corp [HWC] rating to an Outperform in a research note published on July 16, 2025; the price target was $72. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Keefe Bruyette’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid July from “an Outperform” to “a Mkt perform”. Stephens also remained covering HWC and has increased its forecast on December 09, 2024 with a “an Overweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal-weight” rating. Hovde Group maintained its rating on July 17, 2024. It rated HWC as “an Outperform”.

Price Performance Review of HWC

On Tuesday, Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ:HWC] saw its stock jump 0.89% to $56.72. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.90%. Hancock Whitney Corp shares have fallen nearly -4.53% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.65% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $64.66 was reached on 09/17/25, 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 55.81, which if violated will result in even more drops to 54.89. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 57.58. A further resistance level may holdings at 58.44.

How much short interest is there in Hancock Whitney Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Hancock Whitney Corp stocks on 2025-10-31, growing by 0.75 million shares to a total of 5.14 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-30 was 4.39 million shares. There was a rise of 14.57%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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