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Hope Bancorp Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 04 May 2023.
Hope Bancorp Inc: what insiders have been doing
Hope Bancorp Inc is a Finance & Banking company. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). 15 insiders have disclosed 31 filings since 18 October 2025.
The flow runs one way only: 9 sales worth €1.0M, from 4 insiders, and no purchase. The totals do not cover 1 filing with an undisclosed amount. The largest single trade was a sale of €333k by Ha Daisy y, published on 4 August 2026, equal to 0.021% of the market capitalisation.
The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 1 day. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,811 companies) published 19 filings over the same period, against 31 filings here. Looking back to 2021, when coverage begins, insiders filed 2 purchases and 29 sales. On the fundamentals side, the SEC filing (10-K) for the period ending 31 December 2025 lists net income at 61.6 m USD; the dividend was 0.56 USD per share.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
241
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€189,968
2 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€4M
29 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleThomas Stenger8 sales
Daisy Y. Ha4 sales
Angelee Harris2 sales
Malone David P2 sales
Jason K. Kim1 sale
Koh Steven1 sale
Since the insiders bought
- +34.5%Entry US$8.05 · Close at T+365 US$10.83
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Hope Bancorp Inc Buy (bullish), based on 4 analysts. Average price target: US$15.50.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 6,089 of 24,161 companies
63.9
score / 100
Value67
Quality61
FCF yld8.8%
Earn yld3.6%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE5.7%
Gross mgn·
Net mgn12%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$13.31
Analyst consensus
4 analystsBuy
US$15.00Target US$15.50(+16%)US$16.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$498.7M
Net incomeUS$61.6M23.9% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)12.9x
PER (forward)8.5x
P/Book0.7x
Beta0.85
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$1.7B
Total debtUS$455.1M
Free Cash FlowUS$151.5M
Profitability & ownership
ROE5.7%
ROA0.7%
% insiders4.8%
% institutions95.4%
Last declaration on 9 September 2026
Declarations241 total
1,650 shares@ US$13.800.0013% mcap2.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-386807:0
3,483 shares@ US$14.41140.0028% mcap3.2% of flowCommonSEC144:0001949846-26-000509
26,995 shares@ US$14.2450.021% mcap20.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-333368:0
26,995 shares@ US$14.010.021% mcap20.1% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-005529
1,500 sharesCommon StockSEC:0001777703-26-000006:0
6,250 shares@ US$12.6450.0045% mcap4.9% of flowCommon StockSEC144:0001949846-26-000352
5,060 shares@ US$12.450.0039% mcap15.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001301728-26-000002:0
12,000 shares@ US$12.530.0091% mcap7.8% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-215241:0
1,795 shares@ US$12.650.0014% mcap3.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001193125-26-188259:0
5,167 shares@ US$12.260.0036% mcap29.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002065010-26-000003:0
2,799 shares@ US$12.260.0019% mcap13.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002064434-26-000002:0
11,273 shares@ US$10.840.0069% mcap17.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001974802-26-000004:0
9,594 shares@ US$10.840.0059% mcap24.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001316204-26-000004:0
79,912 shares@ US$10.840.049% mcap14.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001445181-26-000005:0
10,313 shares@ US$10.840.0063% mcap22.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001452653-26-000007:0
11,992 shares@ US$10.840.0074% mcap11.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001777703-26-000004:0
10,793 shares@ US$10.840.0066% mcap90.9% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002098873-26-000006:0
1,061 shares@ US$10.849.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0002098873-26-000004:0
2,697 shares@ US$10.842.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001777703-26-000002:0
1,895 shares@ US$10.844.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001452653-26-000004:0
21,972 shares@ US$10.844.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001445181-26-000002:0
1,108 shares@ US$10.841.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001974802-26-000002:0
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About Hope Bancorp Inc
Hope Bancorp, Inc. (ticker: HOPE) is a U.S. bank holding company listed on the NASDAQ, operating primarily through its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of Hope. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, and was incorporated in Delaware in 2000. Hope Bancorp traces its roots to a Korean-American focused banking franchise, but over time it has broadened into a multicultural regional banking platform serving businesses and households across a wider U.S. footprint. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836126000011/hope-20251231.htm?utm_source=openai))
From an operating standpoint, Hope Bancorp is fundamentally a spread-based lender: it earns most of its revenue from loans and investment securities funded largely by customer deposits and other borrowings. Its product set is broad for a regional bank and includes commercial business lending, commercial real estate, trade finance, SBA lending, residential mortgages, auto loans, warehouse lines of credit, personal loans and credit cards. That mix gives the company exposure to both relationship-based commercial banking and selected consumer-oriented products, while preserving a strong emphasis on small and medium-sized businesses and cross-border or culturally specialized banking relationships. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836124000006/hope-20231231.htm?utm_source=openai))
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Geographically, Hope Bancorp has built a multi-state platform with branches and loan production offices in California, New York, Texas, Hawaii, Washington, Illinois, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Colorado and Oregon, plus a representative office in Seoul, South Korea. A major strategic milestone came with the completion of the Territorial Bancorp acquisition on April 2, 2025, which expanded the company into Hawaii and added a meaningful deposit and residential mortgage base. Management has highlighted Hawaii as an attractive market and positioned the deal as a way to diversify funding and strengthen the balance sheet. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836126000011/hope-20251231.htm?utm_source=openai))
In competitive terms, Hope Bancorp stands out as one of the larger independent regional banks headquartered in California, with a niche franchise serving multicultural communities and businesses tied to Asian-American commerce. This specialization can be an advantage in client acquisition, relationship depth and trade-oriented lending, but it also requires disciplined credit and deposit management. The company’s recent strategy has focused on reducing reliance on brokered deposits, improving funding costs, optimizing earning assets and strengthening credit quality. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836126000007/hope-12312025ex991financia.htm))
Recent developments are important for investors. In January 2026, Hope Bancorp reported improved fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, including higher net income excluding notable items, a stronger net interest margin and continued loan growth. In March 2026, the company announced a definitive agreement for Bank of Hope to acquire the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK, a transaction expected to add roughly $2.5 billion of loans and $2.7 billion of deposits and deepen its Southern California presence. These moves suggest an active M&A-led growth strategy alongside organic expansion. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836126000007/hope-12312025ex991financia.htm))
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