Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HOPE in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$13.42+0.14 (+1.1%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeHope Bancorp moves this week on its completed acquisition of SMBC MANUBANK's commercial banking unit, effective 1 October 2026, which added seven California locations and expanded the company's commercial presence in Greater Los Angeles, pushing total assets to $18.99 billion as of 30 June 2026. Shares gained 1.33% following the deal, and the stock separately crossed above its 200-day moving average, trading as high as $13.75. An upgrade to Buy also featured among the week's coverage, alongside a consensus of 3 firms covering the stock, with 1 Buy and 2 Hold ratings and a consensus target of $15.50.
HOPE closed at $13.42, up 1.1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $13.89 and 200-day average of $12.66. The GekkoIndex reads 62.9, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, up 0.9 over five days. Gekko Fair Value stands at $14.54, putting the current price 7.7% below that level.
Hope Bancorp's next earnings date falls on 27 October 2026, 15 days away and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior report on 27 July 2026 produced a 5% reaction with adjusted EPS of $0.27 versus a $0.26 estimate. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 5.8% move over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the approaching earnings date.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Hope Bancorp price vs fair value
Close $13.42200-day averageGekko Fair Value $14.54
Hope Bancorp quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.72B
- P/E ratio
- 13.1
- Forward P/E
- 9.7
- EPS, TTM
- $1.03
- Revenue, TTM
- $534.0M
- Profit margin
- 23.9%
- Dividend yield
- 4.20%
- Beta
- 0.85
- Volume
- 569,113 avg 1.03M
- 1-year return
- +22.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.1%
- 50-day average
- $13.89
- 200-day average
- $12.66
- Next earnings
- Oct 27
- Shares outstanding
- 127.7M
Hope Bancorp swing-trade checklist
Hope Bancorp scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $13.42 sits between the 50-day ($13.89) and 200-day ($12.66) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
62.9, Accumulation
Reading 62.9 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
7.7% below
Price is 7.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 15 days
Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 15 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+5.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Hope Bancorp stock chart and price history
Hope Bancorp closed at $13.42 on Oct 12, 2026, +22.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $9.80 to $14.59.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −3.7%
- 3 months
- +0.2%
- 6 months
- +9.5%
- 1 year
- +22.7%
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About Hope Bancorp
Hope Bancorp is the holding company behind Bank of Hope, which provides banking services to individuals and to small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States. It is recognized for operating as the parent of this bank, offering checking and savings products, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement accounts alongside a broad set of lending options.
Its business spans commercial financing for working capital, inventory, and acquisitions, as well as real estate and SBA-backed loans, plus consumer offerings such as mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, and home equity lines. The bank also supports trade finance through letters of credit and documentary collections, extends credit lines to mortgage originators, and leases commercial equipment. Additional services include cash management tools, wealth management guidance, digital and mobile banking, debit cards, foreign exchange, and ATM access, serving both everyday customers and business clients across its branch network and loan production offices in various U.S. cities, with a representative presence in Seoul, Korea.
Hope Bancorp was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker HOPE.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Major banks
- Website
- bankofhope.com
Hope Bancorp GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Hope Bancorp’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.9, in the Accumulation zone, up 0.9 points over five sessions.
62.9Accumulation
Up 0.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 40 | +1.6% | +3.1% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 213 | +0.4% | +2.2% | ||
| Neutral | 393 | 0.0% | +0.4% | ||
| Distribution | 31 | −0.6% | −3.9% | ||
| Selling | 5 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average HOPE share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Hope Bancorp stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Hope Bancorp trades 7.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $14.54, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Hope Bancorp shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$14.54
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
7.7% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 7.5% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Hope Bancorp insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Hope Bancorp, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in HOPE were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Hope Bancorp has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $2.01M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.12%
From company filings.
Hope Bancorp earnings: next date and track record
Hope Bancorp reports on Oct 27, 2026 (15 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 27, 2026
15 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.29
- Revenue estimate
- $151.3M
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.6%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 27, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Hope Bancorp reported Q2 2026 revenue of $148M with diluted EPS of $0.26, up 12% quarter-over-quarter. Adjusted EPS of $0.27 rose 17% sequentially and 40% year-over-year. Pre-provision net revenue hit $51M excluding notable items, up 25% YoY. Gross loans grew 8% annualized to $15B; deposits rose 4% annualized to $15.9B. Pending acquisition of SMBC Manu Bank's commercial banking unit adds ~$2.3B loans and $2.6B deposits.
- Guidance
- SMBC Manu Bank acquisition expected to close in H2 2026, enhancing core earnings and returns on tangible equity. Net interest margin expanded 6 basis points sequentially with continued positive operating leverage anticipated. Capital returns continue via $14 cent quarterly dividend and $27M remaining under buyback authorization.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | $0.27 est $0.26 | $147.8M est $146.5M | +5.0% |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $0.23 est $0.22 | $141.0M est $145.3M | −2.2% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $0.27 est $0.26 | $145.8M est $142.9M | −0.2% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $0.25 est $0.26 | $142.0M est $138.9M | −0.2% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $0.19 est $0.21 | $94.58M est $138.9M | −5.7% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $0.19 est $0.18 | $116.5M est $132.9M | +4.3% |
| Jan 27, 2025 | $0.20 est $0.20 | $117.0M est $139.6M | −3.4% |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $0.21 est $0.22 | $116.6M est $121.1M | 0.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Hope Bancorp stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Hope Bancorp is $15.50, +15.5% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$15.50consensus 12-month target, +15.5% from the last close
Now $13.42Avg $15.50
Low $15High $16
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | StoneX | — | — |
| Aug 3 | KBW | $15 | +11.8% |
| Jul 28 | D.A. Davidson | $16 | +19.2% |
+2.2%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+5.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Hope Bancorp seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Hope Bancorp averaged +5.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.5% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.1% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, HOPE’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.1%.
Hope Bancorp market cap and key statistics
Hope Bancorp’s market cap is $1.72B, with a P/E ratio of 13.1 and revenue of $534.0M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.72B
- P/E ratio
- 13.1
- Forward P/E
- 9.7
- EPS, TTM
- $1.03
- Gekko Fair Value
- $14.54
Trading
- Volume
- 569,113
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.03M
- 52-week high
- $14.59
- 52-week low
- $9.80
- Shares outstanding
- 127.7M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $534.0M
- Profit margin
- 23.9%
- Return on equity
- 5.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +35.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.85
- Typical daily move
- ±2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.1%
- Dividend yield
- 4.20%
Hope Bancorp stock news this week
4 headlines about Hope Bancorp from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Moves to Buy: Rationale Behind the UpgradeZacks Investment Research, Oct 6
- Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Share Price Breaks Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?Defense World, Oct 6
- Hope Bancorp stock gained 1.33 percent after MANUBANK dealAD HOC NEWS, Oct 5
- Capricor Therapeutics Presents Positive HOPE-3 Open-Label Extension Data on Upper Limb Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at 2026 World Muscle Society CongressGlobeNewsWire, Oct 5
Hope Bancorp peers
Hope Bancorp’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| JPMJP Morgan Chase | Accumulation | 6.9% below |
| BACBank of America | Accumulation | 13.1% below |
| RYRoyal Bank Of Canada | Accumulation | 6.5% below |
| WFCWells Fargo | Neutral | 8.5% below |
| CCitigroup | Neutral | 6.6% below |
| TDToronto Dominion Bank | Accumulation | 2.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Hope Bancorp stock FAQ
What is Hope Bancorp’s market cap?
Hope Bancorp’s market cap is $1.72B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $13.42, with 127.7M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 13.1.
What is the Hope Bancorp stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Hope Bancorp is $15.50, +15.5% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Hope Bancorp stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Hope Bancorp is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $13.42 is 7.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $14.54. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Hope Bancorp report earnings next?
Hope Bancorp is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026 (15 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.29 per share on revenue of $151.3M. Hope Bancorp beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.6% on average across the report.
What is Hope Bancorp’s 52-week high and low?
Hope Bancorp’s 52-week high is $14.59 and its 52-week low is $9.80; it closed at $13.42 on Oct 12, 2026, +22.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $17.68 on Jan 26, 2022.
Is Hope Bancorp stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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