HWC NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Hancock Whitney Corp · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

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Latest close 77.00 USD
1.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a 3.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 30/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 57/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; earnings are due in 73d.

Setup score 72 out of 100
Latest Close 77.00 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.0% latest completed week
4W Return 3.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 12.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 88.5% 46 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 17-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 1.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 3.2%. Indicator stack 94/73 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 55.37% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Mixed 30/100 conviction; expected move 4.6%. News sentiment 57/100 57 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 73d Next report is scheduled for 13 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 91.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.0%, after a 3.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.0x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9212-week average 0.68

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership6/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 3.2% over four weeks, 12.8% over 12 weeks, and 37.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 17 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.0%
4W3.2%
12W12.8%
26W13.6%
52W37.5%
Active trend streak17 weeks
Active weeks in one year46
Trend breadth88.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.23Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change7.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership8.66Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change309.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength92/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Value75/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Quality91/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Momentum74/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework74/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
14.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
78.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
30.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
30.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-8.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-9.2%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.5%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
4.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
6.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.1x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

HWC shows mixed options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 4.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction30/100
Expected move4.6%
Put/call volume
Pressure11
Speculation0
Volatility32
Trend agreement83
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Insider activity18 / 2

18 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

16 positive · 41 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings73dNext report is scheduled for 13 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move4.6%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-3.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.2%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-7.5%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+1.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.6% / -2.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape75/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 75/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis66/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 6/12.

Activity pressure 0.92; 4 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.37%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.37% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors83/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 14; Small Cap Core rank 31 SVQF74/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 188.0 of 725 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options54/100

HWC shows mixed options pressure with a 30/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 4.6%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Mixed · Options-market disagreement · Expected move 4.6% Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

Hancock Whitney Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend Insiders18 / 2

18 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings73d

Next report is scheduled for 13 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.

 Research flow1 items

0 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202677.00 USD1.0%68.67 USD52.68 USD1.238.664.4MOn
24 Jul 202676.20 USD-2.9%68.22 USD52.45 USD1.228.336.0MOn
17 Jul 202678.46 USD4.0%67.82 USD52.22 USD1.259.904.5MOn
10 Jul 202675.41 USD1.1%67.37 USD51.96 USD1.171.394.5MOn
3 Jul 202674.61 USD0.2%67.01 USD51.72 USD1.142.113.8MOn
26 Jun 202674.43 USD6.0%66.60 USD51.48 USD1.112.705.2MOn
19 Jun 202670.24 USD-3.1%66.09 USD51.22 USD0.67-7.404.9MOn
12 Jun 202672.50 USD4.5%65.69 USD50.99 USD0.39-1.954.7MOn
5 Jun 202669.38 USD2.6%65.18 USD50.76 USD-0.00-3.995.4MOn
29 May 202667.63 USD0.9%64.79 USD50.56 USD-0.28-10.652.9MOn
22 May 202667.02 USD5.2%64.40 USD50.37 USD-0.30-9.084.0MOn
15 May 202663.69 USD-6.7%63.98 USD50.16 USD-0.28-12.705.5MOn
8 May 202668.27 USD2.4%63.66 USD49.96 USD-0.26-6.993.7MOn
1 May 202666.69 USD0.5%63.31 USD49.71 USD-0.32-4.373.6MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.