NASDAQ: HOPE · Regional Banks
Hope Bancorp (HOPE) fair value: undervalued or overvalued?
As of 26 Sep 2026, Faircurve's model values Hope Bancorp (HOPE) at $12.49 a share. The stock last closed at $13.68, which puts the model's fair value 8.7% below the price. On the model's bands that reads as Overvalued.
Revalued . Price is the close of 2 Oct 2026. Hope Bancorp, Inc.
Faircurve Insights · 26 Sep 2026
Hope Bancorp, Inc., established in 2000 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, functions as the parent entity for Bank of Hope. The company is in Financial Services, specifically Regional Banks.
Faircurve's model on 26 Sep 2026 found a fair value of $12.49 a share, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The previous run on 19 Sep 2026 gave $12.71, a move of -1.7%. The calibrated range over 63 trading days is $10.48 to $15.23, built from the fair value because there is no live options data for the stock, calibrated weekly against realised prices (4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The evidence grade for this valuation is High.
The model compares Hope Bancorp, Inc. with S&T Bancorp, Inc., Dime Community Bancshares, Inc., National Bank Holdings Corporation, City Holding Company, Pathward Financial, Inc., The Bancorp, Inc., Lakeland Financial Corporation, and First Commonwealth Financial Corporation. The stock's moves around its last 8 earnings reports ranged from +5.0% on 27 Jul 2026 to -5.7% on 22 Jul 2025. The median size of these moves, ignoring direction, was 2.8%.
Written from the figures on this page for the 26 Sep 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
What price range does the model give HOPE?
The calibrated range for HOPE over 63 trading days is $10.48 to $15.23. There is no live options data for this stock, so the range is built from the fair value and calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $11.52 to $13.45. In 12% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
How does HOPE compare with similar companies?
The companies in regional banks closest to Hope Bancorp in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STBA S&T Bancorp, Inc. | $49.64 | $46.61 | -6.1% | Overvalued |
| DCOM Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | $39.88 | $38.50 | -3.5% | Fairly valued |
| NBHC National Bank Holdings Corporation | $38.06 | $34.44 | -9.5% | Fairly valued |
| CHCO City Holding Company | $142.82 | $113.26 | -20.7% | Overvalued |
| CASH Pathward Financial, Inc. | $73.96 | $99.49 | +34.5% | Undervalued |
| TBBK The Bancorp, Inc. | $48.81 | $63.01 | +29.1% | Undervalued |
| LKFN Lakeland Financial Corporation | $59.07 | $57.42 | -2.8% | Fairly valued |
| FCF First Commonwealth Financial Corporation | $20.56 | $20.45 | -0.5% | Fairly valued |
When does HOPE report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
Hope Bancorp's next earnings report is scheduled for 27 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How HOPE moved around its last 8 earnings reports
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across these 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 2.8%.
| Report date | Two session move |
|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2026 | +5.0% |
| 28 Apr 2026 | -2.2% |
| 27 Jan 2026 | -0.2% |
| 28 Oct 2025 | -0.2% |
| 22 Jul 2025 | -5.7% |
| 22 Apr 2025 | +7.7% |
| 27 Jan 2025 | -3.4% |
| 28 Oct 2024 | 0.0% |
Hope Bancorp at a glance
Hope Bancorp, Inc., established in 2000 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, functions as the parent entity for Bank of Hope.
- Market value
- $1.8B
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Regional Banks
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- -35.9%
- Analysts with estimates
- 4
- Beta to the US market
- 0.68
- First valued by Faircurve
- 11 Jul 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices Hope Bancorp on the share price against the net assets on the balance sheet, adjusted for the earnings analysts expect (price to book value), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 19 Sep 2026 the model's fair value for HOPE was $12.71. As of 26 Sep 2026 it is $12.49, a change of -1.7%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about Hope Bancorp's valuation
Is Hope Bancorp stock undervalued or overvalued?
On Faircurve's model, HOPE reads as Overvalued as of 26 Sep 2026. The model's fair value is $12.49 a share against a last close of $13.68, a gap of -8.7%.
What is HOPE's fair value?
$12.49 a share as of 26 Sep 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $11.52 to $13.45.
What price range does the model give HOPE?
$10.48 to $15.23 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 4,327 past valuations, refreshed 26 Sep 2026.
When does Hope Bancorp report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 27 Oct 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has HOPE moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 2.8%, ignoring direction. The largest was +7.7% around the report of 22 Apr 2025.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for HOPE is high. For banks, insurers and mortgage real estate investment trusts (REITs) the grade looks at how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, how wide the range of outcomes is, and whether the model's valuation methods agree with each other. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.