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In the latest session, Hope Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: HOPE) closed at $10.61 up 2.22% from its previous closing price of $10.38. In other words, the price has increased by $2.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. HOPE stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.625 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.37.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Hope Bancorp Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 30 ’25 when Stenger Thomas sold 4,185 shares for $11.83 per share. The transaction valued at 49,509 led to the insider holds 19,267 shares of the business.
Stenger Thomas bought 4,185 shares of HOPE for $49,509 on Jan 30 ’25. On Dec 10 ’24, another insider, Malone David P, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 28,763 shares for $13.50 each. As a result, the insider received 388,306 and left with 81,228 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 1359989760 and an Enterprise Value of 872037248. As of this moment, Hope’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.77. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.113.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HOPE is 0.95, which has changed by -0.12602967 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HOPE has reached a high of $14.53, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.82. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.62%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, HOPE has traded an average of 905.40K shares per day and 1106160 over the past ten days. A total of 128.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 121.50M. Insiders hold about 5.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.27% stake in the company. Shares short for HOPE as of 1753920000 were 2613081 with a Short Ratio of 2.89, compared to 1751241600 on 3347143. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2613081 and a Short% of Float of 2.87.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for HOPE is 0.56, from 0.56 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.053949904The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.83. The current Payout Ratio is 68.08% for HOPE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Hope Bancorp Inc (HOPE) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 4.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.27, with high estimates of $0.3 and low estimates of $0.24.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.94 and $0.83 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.9. EPS for the following year is $1.21, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.32 and $1.08.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 3 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $138.87M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $139.6M to a low estimate of $137.5M. As of the current estimate, Hope Bancorp Inc’s year-ago sales were $116.65MFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $140.9M. There is a high estimate of $143.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $139.4M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HOPE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $533.1M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $527.1M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $529.7M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $474.93MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $591.1M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $596.9M and the low estimate is $587.1M.
