Raymond James raised the firm’s price target on Hancock Whitney (HWC) to $72 from $64 and keeps a Strong Buy rating on the shares. Hancock Whitney’s Q4 results exceeded consensus and its 2025 outlook is widely stronger than current expectations, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Notable positives in Q4 reflected stronger than forecast deposit growth which, coupled with a consensus-matching net interest margin, drove stronger than projected net interest income, the firm says.
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