HOPE

HOPE BANCORP INC

Nasdaq · National Commercial Banks · Inc. DE · CIK 0001128361
$13.19 +1.38% $1.7B
11 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$1.7B
Cap SizeSmall Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (70%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$995.4M
Inst. Activity11 buys / 2 sells
Insider Activity0B / 4S
Insider Net $-$877.5K
Reddit Sentiment38° Cool
SEC Reports2
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector National Commercial Banks·Inc. DE·CIK 0001128361·Prev Close $13.01

Recent Activity

Jun 8, 2026 Insider
Stenger Thomas sold 1,500 shares
SEVP, Chief Risk Officer @ $12.68 ($19.0K)
May 21, 2026 Insider
Sacchi Guido Francesco was granted 4,337 shares
Director @ $12.45 ($54.0K)
May 21, 2026 Insider
Kim Joon Kyung was granted 5,783 shares
Director @ $12.45 ($72.0K)
May 7, 2026 Event
SODIUM THIOSULFATE
Supplemental Approval — Manufacturing (CMC) — SODIUM THIOSULFATE — SOLUTION — INTRAVENOUS
Apr 28, 2026 SEC
Hope Bancorp reported Q1 2026 net income of $29.5M ($0.23/diluted), up 40% YoY, beating EPS consensus by 4.5% but missin
8-K — Impact 5/10
Apr 10, 2026 SEC
Hope Bancorp is holding its 2026 annual shareholder meeting to vote on director elections, auditor ratification, and exe
DEFA14A — Impact 3/10
Inst.
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP — ADD
346,196 shares ($3.9M)
Inst.
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC — DOUBLED
155,605 shares ($1.7M)

Price Targets

$14.38 +9.0% upside Buy
Current $13.19 Low $14.00 Median $14.25 High $15.00 4 analysts
$14.00 $15.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy70% buy · 10 analysts
2Strong Buy
5Buy
3Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Apr 29, 2026 DA Davidson MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Apr 6, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Market Perform → Market Perform
Jan 28, 2026 DA Davidson MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Jan 28, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Market Perform → Market Perform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.26 ▼ -1.9% $0.25 — $0.26 34% YoY 4
Next Q $0.27 ▼ -10.0% $0.19 — $0.30 8% YoY 4
Current FY $1.11 $1.03 — $1.15 24% YoY 4
Next FY $1.60 ▲ +17.8% $1.50 — $1.65 45% YoY 4

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
BlackRock, Inc.$203.8M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP$111.6MADD
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$83.8M
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP$82.3M
STATE STREET CORP$81.9M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 8, 2026Stenger ThomasSELL$19.0K
May 21, 2026Sacchi GuidoA$54.0K
May 21, 2026Kim JoonA$72.0K
May 21, 2026Zuehls DaleA$91.8K
May 21, 2026HA DAISYA$54.0K

Reddit Sentiment

38°
Cool
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 0 bullish 2 bearish
50 institutional holders with $995.4M total value (89,118,492 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, WELLINGTON, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 11 institutions added/increased vs 2 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.18,244,191$203.8M20.5%
2WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP9,990,002$111.6M11.2%ADD +77.9%
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC7,498,882$83.8M8.4%
4DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP7,367,855$82.3M8.3%
5STATE STREET CORP7,329,141$81.9M8.2%
6FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.5,918,210$66.1M6.6%
7VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC5,503,848$61.5M6.2%
8NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC.4,434,252$49.5M5.0%
9FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC3,019,097$33.7M3.4%
10TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP2,921,222$32.6M3.3%ADD +63.2%
11CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC2,117,686$23.7M2.4%
12GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,801,410$20.1M2.0%
13MORGAN STANLEY1,735,382$19.4M1.9%
14HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC1,135,401$12.7M1.3%
15BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/989,030$11.0M1.1%
16VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO827,066$9.2M0.9%
17RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC657,646$7.3M0.7%ADD +36.9%
18GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL570,000$6.4M0.6%
19Invesco Ltd.476,228$5.3M0.5%TRIM -53.8%
20FMR LLC471,816$5.3M0.5%TRIM -32.2%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPADD182,097346,196+90.1%$3.9M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCDOUBLED67,627155,605+130.1%$1.7M2026-Q1
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCTRIM338,731146,864-56.6%$1.6M2026-Q1
FIFTH THIRD BANCORPDOUBLED1,451143,303+9776.2%$1.6M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.TRIM168,487105,262-37.5%$1.2M2026-Q1
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLCADD17,78128,106+58.1%$313.9K2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.DOUBLED11,17326,619+138.2%$297.3K2026-Q1
Pictet Asset Management Holding SAADD15,98020,534+28.5%$229.4K2026-Q1
AmundiADD14,36519,113+33.1%$213.5K2026-Q1
M&T BANK CORPDOUBLED1,67416,990+914.9%$189.8K2026-Q1
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.DOUBLED3,62512,046+232.3%$134.6K2026-Q1
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCDOUBLED8,68264,070+638.0%$107.0K2026-Q1
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.DOUBLED9062,664+194.0%$29.8K2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.TRIM1,069,228493,538-53.8%$5.4M2025-Q4
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LPTRIM251,844182,097-27.7%$2.0M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD96,819141,588+46.2%$1.6M2025-Q4
Rafferty Asset Management, LLCTRIM153,087103,926-32.1%$1.1M2025-Q4
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCTRIM114,30867,627-40.8%$741.2K2025-Q4
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLCADD41,31464,677+56.5%$708.5K2025-Q4
Cerity Partners LLCTRIM29,95022,326-25.5%$244.7K2025-Q4
Neuberger Berman Group LLCADD14,57720,688+41.9%$226.7K2025-Q4
AmundiTRIM20,93514,365-31.4%$157.4K2025-Q4
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.TRIM16,40311,173-31.9%$122.5K2025-Q4
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.DOUBLED7633,625+375.1%$39.7K2025-Q4
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCTRIM2,4021,401-41.7%$15.4K2025-Q4
17 unique insiders with 36 transactions. Net insider value: -$877.5K ($0.00 bought, $877.5K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 8, 2026Stenger ThomasSEVP, Chief Risk OfficerSELL1,500$12.68$19.0K
May 21, 2026Sacchi Guido FrancescoDirectorAWARD4,337$12.45$54.0K
May 21, 2026Kim Joon KyungDirectorAWARD5,783$12.45$72.0K
May 21, 2026Zuehls Dale S.DirectorAWARD7,373$12.45$91.8K
May 21, 2026HA DAISY YDirectorAWARD4,337$12.45$54.0K
May 21, 2026Doo JinhoDirectorAWARD5,060$12.45$63.0K
May 21, 2026Byun DonaldDirectorAWARD5,060$12.45$63.0K
May 21, 2026Nakajima TakaakiDirectorAWARD4,337$12.45$54.0K
May 21, 2026Lee Rachel H.DirectorAWARD4,337$12.45$54.0K
May 6, 2026HA DAISY YDirectorSELL12,000$12.53$150.4K
Apr 27, 2026Balicka JuliannaEVP, CFOTAX W/H1,795$12.65$22.7K
Apr 16, 2026Williams ElworthSEVP, Chief Comm Banking OfcrTAX W/H2,799$12.26$34.3K
Apr 16, 2026Bunting JohnSEVP, Chief Corp. Inst.Bnk OfrTAX W/H5,167$12.26$63.3K
Apr 14, 2026Stenger ThomasSEVP, Chief Risk OfficerAWARD11,992$10.84$130.0K
Apr 14, 2026Harris AngeleeEVP, General CounselAWARD9,594$10.84$104.0K
Apr 14, 2026Hawley Brian WilliamEVP, Chief Retail Banking OfcrAWARD10,793$10.84$117.0K
Apr 14, 2026Balicka JuliannaEVP, CFOAWARD11,273$10.84$122.2K
Apr 14, 2026Koh PeterPresident & COOAWARD14,238$10.84$154.3K
Apr 14, 2026Kim Kevin SungChairman & CEOAWARD79,912$10.84$866.2K
Apr 14, 2026KIM JASON KSEVP, Chief Bus. Bnking OfcrAWARD10,313$10.84$111.8K
Mar 25, 2026Koh PeterSEVP & COOTAX W/H1,683$11.05$18.6K
Mar 25, 2026Balicka JuliannaEVP, CFOTAX W/H1,345$11.05$14.9K
Mar 25, 2026Kim Kevin SungChairman, Pres & CEOTAX W/H13,390$11.05$148.0K
Mar 25, 2026Harris AngeleeEVP, General CounselTAX W/H1,145$11.05$12.7K
Mar 25, 2026KIM JASON KSEVP, Chief Bus. Bnking OfcrTAX W/H1,231$11.05$13.6K
Mar 25, 2026Stenger ThomasSEVP, Chief Risk OfficerTAX W/H1,989$11.05$22.0K
Mar 25, 2026Hawley Brian WilliamEVP, Chief Retail Banking OfcrTAX W/H1,288$11.05$14.2K
Mar 24, 2026Koh PeterSEVP & COOTAX W/H2,524$10.84$27.4K
Mar 24, 2026KIM JASON KSEVP, Chief Bus. Bnking OfcrTAX W/H1,895$10.84$20.5K
Mar 24, 2026Stenger ThomasSEVP, Chief Risk OfficerTAX W/H2,697$10.84$29.2K
Mar 24, 2026Balicka JuliannaEVP, CFOTAX W/H1,108$10.84$12.0K
Mar 24, 2026Kim Kevin SungChairman, Pres & CEOTAX W/H21,972$10.84$238.2K
Mar 24, 2026Harris AngeleeEVP, General CounselTAX W/H1,401$10.84$15.2K
Mar 24, 2026Hawley Brian WilliamEVP, Chief Retail Banking OfcrTAX W/H1,061$10.84$11.5K
Feb 6, 2026HA DAISY YDirectorSELL31,020$12.48$387.1K
Feb 5, 2026HA DAISY YDirectorSELL25,533.35$12.57$321.0K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (70% buy). Based on 10 analysts: 2 strong buy, 5 buy, 3 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$14.38 mean target +9.0% upside Buy (3.00)
$14.00 Low $15.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$13.19
Target Low$14.00
Target Mean$14.38
Target Median$14.25
Target High$15.00
# Analysts4
RecommendationBuy (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.26 $0.25 $0.26 34.2% -1.9% 0↑ 2↓ $0.1B 54.9% 4
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.27 $0.19 $0.30 8.0% -10.0% 0↑ 3↓ $0.2B 13.9% 4
Current FY
2026-12-31
$1.11 $1.03 $1.15 24.4% +0.0% 2↑ 1↓ $0.6B 26.9% 4
Next FY
2027-12-31
$1.60 $1.50 $1.65 44.7% +17.8% 4↑ 0↓ $0.8B 22.7% 4

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.255
7d ago$0.260-0.005
30d ago$0.260-0.005
60d ago$0.260-0.005
90d ago$0.267-0.012
2 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Apr 29, 2026 DA Davidson MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 6, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform
Jan 28, 2026 DA Davidson MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 28, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20262530070%
May 1, 20262530070%
Apr 1, 20262440060%
Mar 1, 20262440060%
Feb 1, 20262430067%
Jan 1, 20262440060%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

38°
Cool
Bearish Neutral Bullish
4 mentions 0 bullish 2 bearish 4 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 2, 2026140° Cool011
Jun 2, 2026140° Cool011
Apr 22, 2026150° Neutral001
Apr 22, 2026150° Neutral001
Jun 11, 2026
Clinical Trial
Clinical Trial for Parkinson's Disease Using Allogeneic HB-adMSCs (Early and Moderate PD)
Phase Phase 2 — COMPLETED
May 7, 2026
FDA
SODIUM THIOSULFATE
Supplemental Approval — Manufacturing (CMC) — SODIUM THIOSULFATE — SOLUTION — INTRAVENOUS
Apr 28, 2026
earnings_calendar
HOPE Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-28
Apr 15, 2026
Clinical Trial
Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial for Parkinson's Disease (Early and Moderate)
Phase Phase 2 — COMPLETED
Apr 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: HOPE — 61.5% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 432,860 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 704,079 | Short Ratio: 61.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)