Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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

Bank of Hope offers a range of banking products and services, including business and consumer deposit accounts, commercial and industrial lending, commercial real estate financing, small business loans, residential mortgage lending and wealth management services. It also provides cash management, online and mobile banking, treasury services and other financial solutions for business customers.

Hope Bancorp was established in 2000, and Bank of Hope was formed in 2016 through the combination of BBCN Bank and Wilshire Bank. The company operates through a branch network and financial centers in several major U.S. markets, including California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Its operations are designed to support small and middle-market businesses as well as retail banking customers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.17 to $13.51
• 50-Day Range: $13.20 to $14.13
• 52-Week Range: $9.80 to $14.59
• Volume: 2.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.05 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.70
• Dividend Yield: 4.24%
• Price Target: $14.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hope Bancorp Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hope Bancorp scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 236th out of 859 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hope Bancorp has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Hope Bancorp is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

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: 39.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hope Bancorp are expected to grow by 39.82% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hope Bancorp is 12.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hope Bancorp is 12.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.98.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hope Bancorp has a P/B Ratio of 0.75. 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

6.51% 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 8.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hope Bancorp has recently increased by 11.58%, 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 4.24%, 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 53.85%. 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 35.44% next year. This indicates that Hope Bancorp will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Hope Bancorp has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Hope Bancorp this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for HOPE on MarketBeat 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

• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 8/06/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/20 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Record date for 11/20 Dividend: 11/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/20/2026
• 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: $14.50
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.69
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $61.59 million
• Net Margins: 12.90%
• Pretax Margin: 16.12%
• Return on Equity: 5.97%
• Return on Assets: 0.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.22
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $967.63 million
• Price / Sales: 1.75
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.23
• Book Value: $17.66 per share
• Price / Book: 0.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,840,000
• Free Float: 124,937,000
• Market Cap: $1.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87