HOPE
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
Financial Services · Banks - Regional · NMS
$12.53
Close 2026-05-28
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
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Market Cap
$1.6B
Trailing P/E
22.78
Forward P/E
7.82
Rev Growth
+18.4%
Profit Margin
14.7%
ROE
3.2%
Analyst Target
$14.25
Recommendation
NONE
About Hope Bancorp, Inc.

Hope Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Bank of Hope that provides retail and commercial banking services for businesses and individuals in the United States. It accepts personal and business checking, money market, savings, time deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company offers loans comprising commercial and industrial loans to businesses for various purposes, such as working capital, purchasing inventory, debt refinancing, business acquisitions, international trade finance, other business-related financing, and syndicated and leveraged loans services; commercial real estate loans; residential mortgage loans; small business administration loans; and consumer loans, such as single-family mortgage, home equity, automobile, credit card, and personal loans. In addition, it provides internet banking and bill-pay, remote deposit capture, lock box, and automated clearing house origination services; treasury management services; foreign currency exchange transactions; interest rate contracts and wealth management services; automated teller machine services; and engages in investment activities. Hope Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityFAIL
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue RatioN/A
OverallFAIL
Score Ethical: 50.0
Score Valuation: 78.5
Score Quality: 57.2
Score Combined: 54.4

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation96.7
Quality51.1
Cash Flow50.0
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet50.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity50.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 51.0 · Rank: #1665
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$1.5B
Price/Book
0.70
Beta
0.827
Analysts
4
Total Revenue (TTM)
$476.5M
Total Debt
$488.8M
Earnings Growth
+35.3%
Dividend Yield
447.0%
Short Ratio
4.78
Short % Float
0.0%
Employees
1,424

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 54.4 (P84 — top 16.4% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical FAIL. 4 analysts at None.
Price: $12.53 | Target: $14.38 (+15%)
Score
54
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+15%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+18.4%
Profit Margin14.7%
ROE3.2%
Forward P/E7.8
Market Cap$1.6B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $10.65 (-15%) | Entry: $12.53
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($14.38, 4 analysts)
10$125.30+$18.50 (15%)1.0R
50$626.50+$92.50 (15%)1.0R
100$1,253.00+$185.00 (15%)1.0R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (4.78 days to cover)
The Verdict
Hope Bancorp, Inc. holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

B
Quant Score
55.1
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-3.0%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-4.4%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
0.75
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-35.1%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

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30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
75
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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HMM Regime
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Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
UPPER_HALF
Beta
Relative Volume
0.9x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
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Seasonality

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Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Friday
Best Month
Nov
Worst Month
Feb
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.12005131675830108
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
-1.9%
3M Return
+7.5%
6M Return
+23.2%
12M Return
+27.9%
Momentum Rank
#1570
Momentum Signal
UP

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