HOPE BANCORP INC

HOPE · National Commercial Banks · 127.8M shares · -1%/yr ↓ buyback · EDGAR filings ↗

Net buyback after stock comp: $2M (gross $15M, SBC $12M)

Reference price $12.68 · est. market cap ~$1.6B — last insider sale, 2026-06-08 (estimated from the dated SEC Form 4 price × shares outstanding — not a live quote)

Grade

C58

Hope Bancorp — Korean-American bank with low returns post-merger.

Strengths

Net income up sharply (81st pct) off a weak base

Risks

ROE 2.7% (7th), ROA (6th) weak
CRE concentration; integration (Territorial) overhang

Notable findings

Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
Insider sellingInsider selling — 4 open-market sale(s) by 2 insider(s) (cluster of 2 insiders, ~$877,461, last 6mo) Form 4 ↗

Key metrics

Return on equity

2.7%

Return on assets

0.3%

Net-income growth

-38.2%

Free cash flow

$151M

Tangible book value

$1.8B

Insider transactions · last 18 months

Date	Insider	Type	Shares	Price
2026-06-08	Stenger Thomas	Sell	1.5K	$12.68
2026-05-21	Nakajima Takaaki	Grant	4.3K	$12.45
2026-05-21	Kim Joon Kyung	Grant	5.8K	$12.45
2026-05-21	Lee Rachel H.	Grant	4.3K	$12.45
2026-05-21	Doo Jinho	Grant	5.1K	$12.45
2026-05-21	Zuehls Dale S.	Grant	7.4K	$12.45
2026-05-21	HA DAISY Y	Grant	4.3K	$12.45
2026-05-21	Sacchi Guido Francesco	Grant	4.3K	$12.45
2026-05-21	Byun Donald	Grant	5.1K	$12.45
2026-05-06	HA DAISY Y	Sell	12K	$12.53
2026-04-27	Balicka Julianna	Tax withheld	1.8K	$12.65
2026-04-16	Bunting John	Tax withheld	5.2K	$12.26
2026-04-16	Williams Elworth	Tax withheld	2.8K	$12.26
2026-04-14	Hawley Brian William	Grant	11K	$10.84
2026-04-14	Balicka Julianna	Grant	11K	$10.84
2026-04-14	Stenger Thomas	Grant	12K	$10.84
2026-04-14	Koh Peter	Grant	14K	$10.84
2026-04-14	KIM JASON K	Grant	10K	$10.84
2026-04-14	Kim Kevin Sung	Grant	80K	$10.84
2026-04-14	Harris Angelee	Grant	9.6K	$10.84
2026-03-25	Koh Peter	Tax withheld	1.7K	$11.05
2026-03-25	Hawley Brian William	Tax withheld	1.3K	$11.05
2026-03-25	Balicka Julianna	Tax withheld	1.3K	$11.05
2026-03-25	Stenger Thomas	Tax withheld	2.0K	$11.05
2026-03-25	KIM JASON K	Tax withheld	1.2K	$11.05
2026-03-25	Kim Kevin Sung	Tax withheld	13K	$11.05
2026-03-25	Harris Angelee	Tax withheld	1.1K	$11.05
2026-03-24	Balicka Julianna	Tax withheld	1.1K	$10.84
2026-03-24	KIM JASON K	Tax withheld	1.9K	$10.84
2026-03-24	Koh Peter	Tax withheld	2.5K	$10.84
2026-03-24	Kim Kevin Sung	Tax withheld	22K	$10.84
2026-03-24	Hawley Brian William	Tax withheld	1.1K	$10.84
2026-03-24	Harris Angelee	Tax withheld	1.4K	$10.84
2026-03-24	Stenger Thomas	Tax withheld	2.7K	$10.84
2026-02-06	HA DAISY Y	Sell	31K	$12.48
2026-02-05	HA DAISY Y	Sell	26K	$12.57
2025-12-12	KIM JASON K	Sell	1.0K	$11.41
2025-12-11	KIM JASON K	Sell	1.0K	$11.60
2025-12-11	Malone David P	Sell	21K	$11.50
2025-12-10	KIM JASON K	Sell	1.0K	$11.54
2025-12-08	Stenger Thomas	Sell	1.9K	$11.00
2025-11-19	Stenger Thomas	Sell	2.1K	$10.00
2025-10-15	Harris Angelee	Tax withheld	537	$10.80
2025-09-15	Stenger Thomas	Sell	1.6K	$10.91
2025-09-10	Harris Angelee	Sell	3.5K	$11.02
2025-08-06	Stenger Thomas	Sell	2.0K	$10.01
2025-07-21	Koh Peter	Tax withheld	1.4K	$11.36
2025-07-21	Stenger Thomas	Tax withheld	1.4K	$11.36
2025-07-21	Balicka Julianna	Tax withheld	1.1K	$11.36
2025-07-21	Harris Angelee	Tax withheld	752	$11.36
2025-07-21	Kim Kevin Sung	Tax withheld	11K	$11.36
2025-05-22	Zuehls Dale S.	Grant	9.1K	$10.08
2025-05-22	Whang Scott Yoon-suk	Grant	6.2K	$10.08
2025-05-22	Pai Lisa K	Grant	5.4K	$10.08
2025-05-22	Malone David P	Grant	6.2K	$10.08
2025-05-22	Lee Rachel H.	Grant	5.4K	$10.08
2025-05-22	Koh Steven	Grant	8.2K	$10.08
2025-05-22	HA DAISY Y	Grant	5.4K	$10.08
2025-05-22	Kim Joon Kyung	Grant	7.1K	$10.08
2025-05-22	Doo Jinho	Grant	5.4K	$10.08
2025-05-22	Byun Donald	Grant	6.2K	$10.08
2025-04-28	Balicka Julianna	Tax withheld	1.8K	$10.06
2025-04-16	Bunting John	Grant	16K	$9.40
2025-04-16	Bunting John	Grant	38K	$9.40
2025-04-16	Williams Elworth	Grant	23K	$9.40
2025-03-21	Harris Angelee	Tax withheld	2.3K	$10.45
2025-03-21	Harris Angelee	Grant	9.6K	$10.45
2025-03-21	Stenger Thomas	Tax withheld	3.6K	$10.45
2025-03-21	Stenger Thomas	Grant	12K	$10.45
2025-03-21	Kim Kevin Sung	Tax withheld	18K	$10.45
2025-03-21	Kim Kevin Sung	Grant	79K	$10.45
2025-03-21	Koh Peter	Tax withheld	3.2K	$10.45
2025-03-21	Koh Peter	Grant	14K	$10.45
2025-03-21	Balicka Julianna	Grant	11K	$10.45
2025-03-21	KIM KYU S.	Tax withheld	2.9K	$10.45
2025-03-21	KIM KYU S.	Grant	11K	$10.45
2025-03-07	Kim Kevin Sung	Option exercise	34K	$10.57
2025-03-07	Kim Kevin Sung	Tax withheld	12K	$10.57
2025-03-07	KIM KYU S.	Option exercise	3.3K	$10.57
2025-03-07	KIM KYU S.	Tax withheld	1.4K	$10.57
2025-03-07	Koh Peter	Option exercise	3.7K	$10.57
2025-03-07	Koh Peter	Tax withheld	1.5K	$10.57
2025-03-07	Stenger Thomas	Option exercise	3.4K	$10.57
2025-03-07	Stenger Thomas	Tax withheld	1.7K	$10.57
2025-03-07	Harris Angelee	Option exercise	2.4K	$10.57
2025-03-07	Harris Angelee	Tax withheld	988	$10.57
2025-01-30	Stenger Thomas	Sell	4.2K	$11.83

All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.

Notable events (8-K)

Date	Items
2026-05-22	Shareholder vote	filing ↗
2026-04-28	ResultsReg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗
2026-04-01	Exec/director change	filing ↗
2026-03-31	Reg FDExhibits	filing ↗
2026-03-20	Exec/director change	filing ↗
2026-01-27	ResultsReg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗
2026-01-16	3.03Exec/director change5.03Reg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗
2025-10-28	ResultsReg FDOtherExhibits	filing ↗

Recent filings

Form	Filed	Period	Accession
8-K	2026-05-22	2026-05-21	0001128361-26-000030 ↗
10-Q	2026-05-06	2026-03-31	0001128361-26-000028 ↗
8-K	2026-04-28	2026-04-28	0001128361-26-000024 ↗
8-K	2026-04-01	2026-03-26	0001128361-26-000021 ↗
8-K	2026-03-31	2026-03-31	0001128361-26-000018 ↗
8-K	2026-03-20	2026-03-19	0001128361-26-000014 ↗
10-K	2026-02-25	2025-12-31	0001128361-26-000011 ↗
8-K	2026-01-27	2026-01-27	0001128361-26-000007 ↗
8-K	2026-01-16	2026-01-13	0001128361-26-000005 ↗
10-Q	2025-11-06	2025-09-30	0001128361-25-000046 ↗
8-K	2025-10-28	2025-10-28	0001128361-25-000042 ↗
8-K	2025-08-29	2025-08-26	0001128361-25-000039 ↗