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HOPE Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Banks · National commercial banks · CIK 0001128361
Form 144 · 2
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
135
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about HOPE

Insiders, 180 days
-$576.7K net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-02-24
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$428.4K
2 notices

Hope Bancorp insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, HOPE BANCORP INC insiders sold a net $576.7K of stock across 40 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SEVP, Chief Risk Officer
SELL
2026-09-09 SECtraded 2026-09-01
1,650
$22.8K
+1.1%
Context
  • 15 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (15 sales), the last on Jun 8, 2026.
  • The trade is 6.7% of the 24,478 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 135 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SEVP, Chief Risk Officer Stenger Thomas sold about $22.8K of HOPE on Sep 1, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 135 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2026-08-04 SECtraded 2026-08-03
26,995
$384.5K
-0.1%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on May 6, 2026.
  • The trade is 7.8% of the 346,120 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 135 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director HA DAISY Y sold about $384.5K of HOPE on Aug 3, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 135 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SEVP, Chief Risk Officer
SELL
2026-06-09 SECtraded 2026-06-08
1,500
$19.0K
+10.5%
Context
  • 14 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (14 sales), the last on Dec 8, 2025.
  • The trade is 5.7% of the 26,128 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 135 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SEVP, Chief Risk Officer Stenger Thomas sold about $19.0K of HOPE on Jun 8, 2026; 135 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2026-05-08 SECtraded 2026-05-06
12,000
$150.4K
+17.4%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Feb 6, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.2% of the 373,115 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 135 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director HA DAISY Y sold about $150.4K of HOPE on May 6, 2026; 135 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2026-02-06 SEC
31,020
$387.1K
+16.5%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Feb 5, 2026.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 135 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director HA DAISY Y sold about $387.1K of HOPE on Feb 6, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 135 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
40 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$576.7K over 180 days
-$407.3K over 90 days
below 64% of Banks
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
135 funds bought in last quarter
more than 66% of Banks
Revenue
no revenue reported in any filing
Margin
no margin: no revenue reported
Buybacks
$8.7M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 54% of Banks
Short interest
5.8% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.1 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 85% of Banks
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+40.3%12M
-5%+11%+28%+44%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-06 · HA DAISY Y sold $387.1K2026-08-03 · HA DAISY Y sold $384.5K2026-02-05 · HA DAISY Y sold $321.0K2025-12-11 · Malone David P sold $239.4K2026-05-06 · HA DAISY Y sold $150.4K2026-09-01 · Stenger Thomas sold $22.8K2025-11-19 · Stenger Thomas sold $21.0K2025-12-08 · Stenger Thomas sold $20.5K2026-06-08 · Stenger Thomas sold $19.0K2025-12-11 · KIM JASON K sold $11.6K2025-12-10 · KIM JASON K sold $11.5K2025-12-12 · KIM JASON K sold $11.4K2026-08-13 · Malone David P filed to sell $50.2K2026-08-03 · HA DAISY Y filed to sell $378.2K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns HOPE: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
18,472,441 sh
$252.7M
7,577,648 sh
$103.7M
$102.4M

Congress trades in HOPE

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-02-24 · disclosed 13 days later
$15,001 - $50,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

HOPE planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Malone David P
Filed 2026-08-13
$50.2K
HA DAISY Y
Filed 2026-08-03
$378.2K

HOPE mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Nomura VIP Small Cap Value Series
$19.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.0%
Nomura Small Cap Value Fund
$33.5M position · as of 2026-05-29
1.0%
Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF
$6.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.0%
Undiscovered Managers Behavioral Value Fund
$63.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund
$616.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
M3Sixty Small Cap Growth Fund
$66.9K position · as of 2026-05-31
0.6%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Kevin S. Kim
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$3.8M
$2.9M
$966.5K
+27%
+53%
2024
$3.3M
$2.8M
$871.3K
+35%
+43%
2023
$3.0M
$2.1M
$725.0K
+27%
+27%
2022
$3.6M
$3.1M
$776.2K
+27%
+27%
2021
$3.4M
$3.9M
$872.4K
+40%
+37%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $576.7K sold by insiders over 180 days, 135 funds added last quarter, $428.4K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

HOPE financials

Complaints, 90 days
3
- YoY · CFPB
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of revenue filed
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Free cash flow, TTM
$188.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.21x
current debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.43x
TTM operating cash flow over current debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Return on assets
n/a
the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
Return on invested capital
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
Return on capital employed
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
P/E, trailing
14.11x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$805.5M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus current debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2020-06-30
FCF yield
+10.5%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
0.09x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 163%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Net income$62.0M$100.0M$134.0M$218.0M
EPS (diluted)0.490.821.111.81
Operating cash flow$164.5M$116.7M$473.8M$485.5M
Buybacksn/a$0$0$14.7M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

HOPE Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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HOPE ranks highest on institutional and government (66th percentile) and financial health (52nd), and lowest on insider conviction (18th), among Banks peers.

Financial health
52
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.21x · 52 pct, sector of 229
  • Cash flow to debt0.43x · 51 pct, sector of 198
Insider conviction
18
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$577K · 36 pct, sector of 274
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 274
Institutional and government
66
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter135 · 66 pct, sector of 257
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
20
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+5.8% · 20 pct, sector of 378
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5yrevenue under $50M or not filed, so a count cannot be scaled to size
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
3 not measured: Profitability, Growth, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income; the filed year and its quarters do not reconcile, so the trailing figure is withheld
  • Growth needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog; no revenue for this year and the year before
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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HOPE filings, in plain words

Are Hope Bancorp insiders buying or selling HOPE?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Hope Bancorp insiders were net sellers, a net $576.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded HOPE?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Jefferson Shreve dated 2025-02-24.

Are there planned insider sales of HOPE?

Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $428.4K of stock; the latest, by Malone David P, was filed 2026-08-13.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Hope Bancorp insiders were net sellers of HOPE, a net $576.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. None of the 4 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in HOPE, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Jefferson Shreve dated 2025-02-24. Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $428.4K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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