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HOPE

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

HOPE

NASDAQ·Financial Services·Banks - Regional·Mkt cap $1.8B

$13.53

-3.08%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$9.44 - $14.05

P/E

26.02

Fwd P/E

12.19

Beta

0.83

Div Yield

4.01%

Avg Vol

1.0M

Shares Out

128.2M

Mkt Cap

$1.8B

Price action

Price chart

Up 22.1% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Specialized focus on small and medium-sized business lending with deep market expertise
  • Multi-state regional presence with 47 branches providing geographic diversification and local market knowledge
  • Comprehensive SBA loan production network across major U.S. markets and international trade finance capabilities
  • Integrated digital banking platform with mobile services, remote deposit capture, and advanced cash management solutions
  • Established relationships with underserved business communities and niche market segments

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Growth premium of 1.1x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Revenue decline expected

Expansion of SBA lending through production offices in high-growth metropolitan areas

Value

Growth premium of 1.1x vs Commercial Banking peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Hot

+20.0% over 3m

Quality

Strong

High-growth business (110% revenue growth, 50% gross margin). Profitable with strong growth momentum.

Dividend

Solid

4.01% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 21, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.23 vs $0.22 consensus (+4.5% surprise). Revenue of $141.0M vs $145.3M expected (-2.9%).

EPS beat +4.5%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+4.5%

Next: Apr 21, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-6%

-19%

+22%

+25%

+112%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$116.9M

$116.6M

$117.0M

$116.5M

$216.2M

$260.2M

$258.6M

$246.6M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

12.0%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 50% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

50%

Hold

1

50%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: DA Davidson · Apr 29, 2026

vs Industry

How HOPE stacks vs Banks - Regional

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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