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Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Surges 5.5%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?

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Hope Bancorp (HOPE - Free Report) shares ended the last trading session 5.5% higher at $11.54. The jump came on an impressive volume with a higher-than-average number of shares changing hands in the session. This compares to the stock's 4.8% gain over the past four weeks.

A 25-basis-point interest rate cut and a dovish Fed stance are likely to have turned Hope Bancorp investors bullish. Thus, this drove the HOPE stock higher.

This bank holding company is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.26 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +30%. Revenues are expected to be $145 million, up 22.9% from the year-ago quarter.

Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.

For Hope Bancorp, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on HOPE going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.

The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>

Hope Bancorp is a member of the Zacks Banks - West industry. One other stock in the same industry, First Hawaiian (FHB - Free Report) , finished the last trading session 3.5% higher at $26.06. FHB has returned 1.2% over the past month.

First Hawaiian's consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has changed -0.2% over the past month to $0.55. Compared to the company's year-ago EPS, this represents a change of +34.2%. First Hawaiian currently boasts a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).


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