Hanmi Financial (HAFC) Competitors $26.04 +0.56 (+2.20%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.46 +0.41 (+1.59%) As of 05:01 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HAFC vs. INDB, BOH, CVBF, BKU, TOWN, TBBK, SFNC, FFBC, SYBT, and SBCFShould you be buying Hanmi Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hanmi Financial include Independent Bank (INDB), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), CVB Financial (CVBF), BankUnited (BKU), Towne Bank (TOWN), Bancorp (TBBK), Simmons First National (SFNC), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), and Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Hanmi Financial vs. Its Competitors Independent Bank Bank of Hawaii CVB Financial BankUnited Towne Bank Bancorp Simmons First National First Financial Bancorp. Stock Yards Bancorp Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida Independent Bank (NASDAQ:INDB) and Hanmi Financial (NASDAQ:HAFC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is INDB or HAFC a better dividend stock? Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Hanmi Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Independent Bank pays out 53.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hanmi Financial pays out 50.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Hanmi Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Hanmi Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts recommend INDB or HAFC? Independent Bank presently has a consensus target price of $71.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.33%. Hanmi Financial has a consensus target price of $25.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.11%. Given Independent Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Hanmi Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Independent Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Hanmi Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INDB or HAFC? 83.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Hanmi Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Independent Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hanmi Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, INDB or HAFC? Independent Bank has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hanmi Financial has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is INDB or HAFC more profitable? Independent Bank has a net margin of 19.12% compared to Hanmi Financial's net margin of 15.05%. Hanmi Financial's return on equity of 8.84% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Independent Bank19.12% 6.41% 0.98% Hanmi Financial 15.05%8.84%0.84% Which has higher earnings and valuation, INDB or HAFC? Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Hanmi Financial. Hanmi Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIndependent Bank$980.77M2.87$192.08M$4.4414.90Hanmi Financial$430.37M1.83$62.20M$2.1312.23 Does the media favor INDB or HAFC? In the previous week, Hanmi Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hanmi Financial and 4 mentions for Independent Bank. Hanmi Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.38 indicating that Hanmi Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Independent Bank 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Hanmi Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryIndependent Bank beats Hanmi Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hanmi Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HAFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HAFC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HAFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHanmi FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$769.80M$1.88B$12.03B$8.87BDividend Yield4.24%3.37%5.58%4.10%P/E Ratio12.2311.6419.9519.90Price / Sales1.832.4025.54113.66Price / Cash10.7711.4621.3456.90Price / Book1.071.302.265.38Net Income$62.20M$198.60M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day Performance5.51%4.77%1.75%2.04%1 Month Performance12.63%7.69%3.79%4.84%1 Year Performance60.44%25.80%540.42%20.23% Hanmi Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HAFCHanmi Financial4.0446 of 5 stars$26.04+2.2%$25.75-1.1%+56.1%$769.80M$430.37M12.23630News CoverageAnalyst RevisionINDBIndependent Bank4.1174 of 5 stars$62.63+2.6%$71.00+13.4%+33.3%$2.60B$980.77M14.111,837Ex-DividendBOHBank of Hawaii3.5835 of 5 stars$66.81+2.6%$73.17+9.5%+22.3%$2.59B$1.04B18.771,865Analyst RevisionCVBFCVB Financial3.6382 of 5 stars$19.05+3.0%$23.50+23.4%+20.8%$2.55B$684.59M13.141,089Analyst RevisionBKUBankUnited3.8554 of 5 stars$34.47+2.0%$40.42+17.3%+27.2%$2.54B$2.02B10.701,680News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank3.8039 of 5 stars$33.93+3.4%$40.00+17.9%+28.7%$2.46B$1.03B14.382,720TBBKBancorp2.5371 of 5 stars$53.57+4.9%$65.33+22.0%+50.9%$2.39B$709.11M12.09720SFNCSimmons First National4.6623 of 5 stars$18.62+2.0%$22.33+19.9%+13.7%$2.30B$1.46B16.052,946Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.604 of 5 stars$23.74+2.5%$29.25+23.2%+14.8%$2.22B$1.62B9.852,090SYBTStock Yards Bancorp3.543 of 5 stars$77.46+4.5%$77.25-0.3%+62.0%$2.18B$508.11M18.711,080SBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida2.4172 of 5 stars$25.77+3.1%$29.20+13.3%+23.9%$2.15B$808.99M17.301,504News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Independent Bank Competitors Bank of Hawaii Competitors CVB Financial Competitors BankUnited Competitors Towne Bank Competitors Bancorp Competitors Simmons First National Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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