Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hope Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Its principal subsidiary, Bank of Hope, provides banking and financial services to businesses, individuals and organizations, with a particular focus on small and middle-market companies and Korean American communities in the United States.

Bank of Hope offers commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate financing, Small Business Administration loans, residential mortgage loans, consumer lending, deposit accounts and cash-management services. The bank also provides online and mobile banking, international banking services and other financial solutions for business and personal customers.

Hope Bancorp was created through the combination of BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp, with Bank of Hope beginning operations in 2016. Through its branch network and other offices, the bank serves customers in several major U.S. markets, including California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas and Washington, as well as customers with ties to South Korea. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin S. Kim.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.80 to $14.06
• 50-Day Range: $13.39 to $14.50
• 52-Week Range: $9.80 to $14.59
• Volume: 854,874 shs
• Average Volume: 787,046 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.82
• Dividend Yield: 4.05%
• Price Target: $15.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hope Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hope Bancorp scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 140th out of 837 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hope Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hope Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.50, representing about 12.2% upside from its current price of $13.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hope Bancorp has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 40.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hope Bancorp are expected to grow by 40.71% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hope Bancorp is 13.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hope Bancorp is 13.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.34.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hope Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.14% of the float of Hope Bancorp has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hope Bancorp has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.92.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hope Bancorp has recently increased by 6.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Hope Bancorp is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.01%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Hope Bancorp does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hope Bancorp is 56.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hope Bancorp will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.22% next year. This indicates that Hope Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Hope Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 1.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Hope Bancorp this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Hope Bancorp to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hope Bancorp insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $407,179.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.27% of the stock of Hope Bancorp is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.00% of the stock of Hope Bancorp is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/27/2026
• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HOPE
• CIK: 1128361
• Web: www.bankofhope.com
• Phone: (213) 639-1700
• Fax: 213-235-3033
• Employees: 1,434
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hope Bancorp: $15.50
• High Price Target: $16.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.23
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $61.59 million
• Net Margins: 12.53%
• Pretax Margin: 15.28%
• Return on Equity: 5.71%
• Return on Assets: 0.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.25
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $967.63 million
• Price / Sales: 1.83
• Cash Flow: $1.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.75
• Book Value: $17.81 per share
• Price / Book: 0.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,840,000
• Free Float: 124,937,000
• Market Cap: $1.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.83