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HWC

Hancock WhitneyC
Nasdaq / Banks
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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Current thesis
The constructive case is that HWC enters 2026 with strong capital, a still-solid Gulf South deposit franchise, stable deposit balances, and a self-help securities repositioning that management says should lift annual NII and NIM after the first-quarter charge. If the April 21 print shows the earnings hit is contained and the margin benefit is already visible, valuation can move closer to the roughly $77.3 median target.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Value
What changed
3 setup hits (3d) with net bullish as of 2026-06-03.
What can break
Credit conditions remain a live risk; the 2025 10-K shows net charge-offs of 0.22% of average loans and ACL assumptions that still gave a 50% weight to a downside mild-recession scenario.
Momentum
49
Value
58
Sentiment
55
Setup hits (3d)
3 · Net Bullish
AI TargetsBase $73.00 · Bull $80.00 · Bear $60.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-02 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-04-21 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Bullish
Target $77.33
Why
Momentum49 · Δ7d +6.0
Value58 · Δ7d -0.4
Sentiment55 · Δ7d +3.7
So what
Balanced signals (Net Bullish). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
49
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+6.0
Δ21d
+3.4
Value
58
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.4
Δ21d
-0.6
Sentiment
55
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+3.7
Δ21d
+8.8
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 48.9 / Value 57.6 / Sentiment 55.0

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-02
Market Cap
$5.58B
Beta
1.06
Shares Out
83.61M
P/E (TTM)
11.9
P/S (TTM)
3.72
P/FCF (TTM)
13.38
Rev YoY
-4.8%
EPS YoY
+12.0%
Gross Margin
-
Op Margin
+40.6%
Net Debt
$274.65M
Current Ratio
-
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology