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HOPE vs. ABCB, BANR, CATY, FFBC, OBK, OCFC, PPBI, STBA, UBSI, and WSFS

Should you be buying Hope Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hope Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), United Bankshares (UBSI), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Hope Bancorp vs. Its Competitors

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Hope Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 6 mentions for Hope Bancorp. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.35 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hope Bancorp
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Ameris Bancorp
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hope Bancorp pays out 160.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Hope Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hope Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hope Bancorp$1.00B1.40$99.63M$0.3531.26
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.53$358.68M$5.6813.10

Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Hope Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.12%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 3.03%. Given Hope Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hope Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 4.27%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hope Bancorp4.27% 4.45% 0.55%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Hope Bancorp on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HOPE vs. The Competition

MetricHope BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.43B$2.03B$12.81B$10.13B
Dividend Yield5.02%3.32%5.40%4.60%
P/E Ratio31.2617.70245.5925.93
Price / Sales1.402.9230.86181.21
Price / Cash8.6212.0322.3660.44
Price / Book0.621.332.316.29
Net Income$99.63M$198.60M$1.01B$270.77M
7 Day Performance-1.62%-0.02%1.03%3.84%
1 Month Performance3.11%2.90%2.37%4.85%
1 Year Performance-11.92%14.01%539.26%26.00%

Hope Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HOPE
Hope Bancorp
4.9041 of 5 stars
$10.94
-1.9%
$13.25
+21.1%
-9.1%$1.43B$1.00B31.261,244Positive News
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.6318 of 5 stars
$73.36
-0.3%
$72.14
-1.7%
+25.5%$5.03B$1.13B14.082,850News Coverage
Positive News
BANR
Banner
2.6974 of 5 stars
$67.03
-0.3%
$70.17
+4.7%
+18.1%$2.32B$832.99M12.771,956News Coverage
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.7227 of 5 stars
$49.91
+0.2%
$49.71
-0.4%
+19.3%$3.45B$1.39B12.061,266News Coverage
Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4306 of 5 stars
$26.48
-0.2%
$29.40
+11.0%
+5.4%$2.54B$1.62B10.592,090Short Interest ↑
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.6452 of 5 stars
$38.89
-0.1%
$43.20
+11.1%
+13.0%$1.21B$347.73M15.811,010News Coverage
Positive News
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.3992 of 5 stars
$18.39
-0.2%
$20.67
+12.4%
+5.0%$1.06B$692.36M13.04960Positive News
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7497 of 5 stars
$24.49
+0.3%
$27.50
+12.3%
N/A$2.38B$905.41M17.251,325Positive News
High Trading Volume
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.452 of 5 stars
$39.51
-0.5%
$42.00
+6.3%
-5.1%$1.52B$564.96M11.591,206Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.4145 of 5 stars
$38.34
-0.3%
$40.50
+5.6%
+3.0%$5.43B$1.63B13.552,553Positive News
WSFS
WSFS Financial
4.4577 of 5 stars
$58.29
-0.1%
$66.00
+13.2%
+10.2%$3.26B$1.40B12.782,309Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:HOPE) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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