An Evaluation Of Hope Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ: HOPE) Prospects

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

HOPE belongs to the Financial sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Hope Bancorp Inc is $1.27B. A total of 1.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 803.84K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Stenger Thomas sold 4,185 shares of HOPE for 11.83 per share on Jan 30 ’25. After the transaction, the SEVP, Chief Risk Officer now owns 19,267 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 30 ’25, Stenger Thomas bought 4,185 shares at 11.83 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Malone David P disposed of 28,763 shares on Dec 10 ’24 at a per-share price of $13.50. This resulted in the Director holding 81,228 shares of HOPE after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Malone David P bought 28,796 shares at $13.58 per share on Dec 06 ’24.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Hope Bancorp Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.33%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.78. HOPE’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.8% when it declared a $0.14 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/6/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/7/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4.49%. The HOPE stock dividend was $0.14 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HOPE has a high of $14.53 and a low of $9.80.

As of this writing, HOPE has an earnings estimate of $0.17 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.2 per share and a lower estimate of $0.14.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $17.68, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.09B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HOPE is Buy with a score of 3.50.

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