Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Competitors

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) and First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend HOPE or FFIN?

Hope Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.82%. First Financial Bankshares has a consensus target price of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.42%. Given Hope Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than First Financial Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hope Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
First Financial Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, HOPE or FFIN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hope Bancorp	$467.09M	2.87	$99.63M	$0.78	13.44
First Financial Bankshares	$556.06M	9.48	$223.51M	$1.62	22.76

Does the media refer more to HOPE or FFIN?

In the previous week, Hope Bancorp and Hope Bancorp both had 3 articles in the media. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat First Financial Bankshares' score of 1.14 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Financial Bankshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HOPE or FFIN a better dividend stock?

Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. First Financial Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Hope Bancorp pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bankshares pays out 46.9% 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. First Financial Bankshares has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HOPE or FFIN?

84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HOPE or FFIN?

First Financial Bankshares received 49 more outperform votes than Hope Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.38% of users gave Hope Bancorp an outperform vote while only 48.75% of users gave First Financial Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hope Bancorp	Outperform Votes 263 50.38%	Underperform Votes 259 49.62%
First Financial Bankshares	Outperform Votes 312 48.75%	Underperform Votes 328 51.25%

Which has more volatility & risk, HOPE or FFIN?

Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bankshares has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HOPE or FFIN more profitable?

First Financial Bankshares has a net margin of 29.69% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 9.95%. First Financial Bankshares' return on equity of 14.24% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hope Bancorp	9.95%	4.84%	0.59%
First Financial Bankshares	29.69%	14.24%	1.66%

Summary

First Financial Bankshares beats Hope Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.