Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hope Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of Bank of Hope, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The bank serves individuals, businesses and communities, with a particular focus on Korean American and other multicultural markets in the United States.

Bank of Hope offers a range of banking products and services, including business and personal deposit accounts, commercial and residential real estate lending, commercial and industrial loans, Small Business Administration financing, consumer loans and online banking. It also provides treasury management and other financial services designed to support businesses and individual customers.

Hope Bancorp was formed in 2016 through the merger of BBCN Bancorp and Wilshire Bancorp, bringing together two institutions with longstanding histories serving Korean American communities. Through Bank of Hope, the company operates a branch network and lending platform serving markets across several U.S. states, including California, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Illinois, Virginia and Washington. Kevin S. Kim has served as the company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.57 to $13.75
• 50-Day Range: $13.29 to $14.50
• 52-Week Range: $9.80 to $14.59
• Volume: 37,645 shs
• Average Volume: 968,617 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.51
• Dividend Yield: 4.13%
• Price Target: $15.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Hope Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hope Bancorp scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 227th out of 839 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: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Hope Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hope Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.50, representing about 13.3% upside from its current price of $13.68.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hope Bancorp has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 39.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hope Bancorp are expected to grow by 39.47% in the coming year, from $1.14 to $1.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hope Bancorp is 13.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hope Bancorp is 13.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.40.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hope Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.77. 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

5.48% 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 9.98.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hope Bancorp has recently increased by 6.76%, 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 4.09%, 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: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Hope Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Hope Bancorp this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

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: 10/05/2026
• 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: +13.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.00
• 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: 1.81
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.55
• Book Value: $17.81 per share
• Price / Book: 0.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,840,000
• Free Float: 124,937,000
• Market Cap: $1.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87