Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Hancock Whitney Corp shares valued at $311,588 were sold by Liollio Dean on Nov 14 ’25. At $58.48 per share, Liollio Dean sold 5,328 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 29,694 shares worth approximately $2.06 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Achary Michael M sold 9,894 shares, netting a total of over 542,785 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $54.86 each, the insider now holds 55,733 shares.
Before that, HAIRSTON JOHN M had sold 21,883 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,195,906, the President & CEO traded Hancock Whitney Corp shares for $54.65 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 21,883 shares, worth approximately $18.76 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Barclays on December 17, 2025, Hancock Whitney Corp [HWC] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $76. Analysts at Hovde Group resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of July 11, 2025, Keefe Bruyette has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for HWC. Earlier on December 09, 2024, Stephens upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for HWC stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.
Analyzing HWC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Hancock Whitney Corp [NASDAQ: HWC] rose 2.38% to $69.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $67.39, but it reached a high of $71.2 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.39%. Over the course of the year, Hancock Whitney Corp shares have jumped approximately 17.11%.
Is Hancock Whitney Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hancock Whitney Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.63 million shares to 6.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.49 million shares. A jump of 10.34% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.18.
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In terms of Hancock Whitney Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 78 in the next 12 months, up nearly 15.38% from the previous closing price of $67.6. Analysts anticipate Hancock Whitney Corp stock to reach 79 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 76. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Hancock Whitney Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 17, 2024, Hovde Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $62.
