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GULFPORT, Miss. - Hancock Whitney Corporation (NASDAQ:HWC), a $5.16 billion market cap regional bank trading at a P/E ratio of 11.16, announced Thursday that its board of directors approved a regular third quarter 2025 common stock cash dividend of $0.45 per share, representing a 2.97% yield.
The quarterly dividend will be payable on September 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of September 5, 2025, according to a company press release.
Hancock Whitney has maintained an uninterrupted quarterly dividend since 1967, highlighting the financial institution’s long-standing commitment to returning value to shareholders.
The banking company operates financial centers across Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, offering various financial products and services including traditional and online banking, commercial and small business banking, private banking, trust and investment services, healthcare banking, and mortgage services.
The company also maintains loan and deposit production offices in the Nashville, Tennessee and Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan areas.
In other recent news, Hancock Whitney Corporation reported its second-quarter 2025 earnings, revealing a slight miss in earnings per share (EPS) compared to market forecasts. The company posted an EPS of $1.32, which was slightly below the expected $1.36, resulting in a 2.94% negative surprise. Despite this earnings miss, DA Davidson raised its price target for Hancock Whitney to $67, maintaining a Buy rating due to the company’s positive loan growth, which saw period-end balances grow 6.3% on a linked-quarter annualized basis. Piper Sandler also increased its price target to $72, citing strong second-quarter results and improved asset quality, with criticized commercial loans decreasing by 4% and non-accrual loans falling by 9%.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target to $64, highlighting improved growth, net interest margin expansion, higher than expected share buybacks, and stable credit metrics. The company’s second-quarter results were driven by approximately 6% loan growth on an annualized basis. These recent developments reflect a positive outlook from analysts despite the minor EPS miss.
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