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After finishing at $10.44 in the prior trading day, Hope Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: HOPE) closed at $10.42, down -0.19%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.89 million shares were traded. HOPE stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.42.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HOPE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
On May 18, 2022, DA Davidson Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $20 to $16.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 06 ’25 when Stenger Thomas sold 2,000 shares for $10.01 per share. The transaction valued at 20,020 led to the insider holds 25,891 shares of the business.
Stenger Thomas sold 1,602 shares of HOPE for $17,471 on Sep 15 ’25. The SEVP, Chief Risk Officer now owns 24,289 shares after completing the transaction at $10.91 per share. On Sep 10 ’25, another insider, Harris Angelee, who serves as the EVP, General Counsel of the company, sold 3,500 shares for $11.02 each. As a result, the insider received 38,570 and left with 24,241 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HOPE now has a Market Capitalization of 1335700608 and an Enterprise Value of 1075483520. As of this moment, Hope’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.492.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HOPE is 0.88, which has changed by -0.23065585 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15085125 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HOPE has reached a high of $14.38, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.57%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 718.20K shares per day over the past 3-months and 816940 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 128.19M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.67M. Insiders hold about 5.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.98% stake in the company. Shares short for HOPE as of 1761868800 were 3491890 with a Short Ratio of 4.86, compared to 1759190400 on 3089226. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3491890 and a Short% of Float of 3.83.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HOPE’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.56, compared to 0.56 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.053639848. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.74. The current Payout Ratio is 68.08% for HOPE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-07 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 4.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.26, with high estimates of $0.29 and low estimates of $0.24.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.9 and $0.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.87. EPS for the following year is $1.18, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.27 and $1.1.
Revenue Estimates
3 analysts predict $142.9M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $143.3M to a low estimate of $142.1M. As of. The current estimate, Hope Bancorp Inc’s year-ago sales were $118.02MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $144.43M. There is a high estimate of $146M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $143.2M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HOPE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $535.3M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $534.1M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $534.87M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $474.93MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $604.33M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $607.7M and the low estimate is $599M.
