Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Competitors

United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) and Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UBSI or HOPE?

70.8% of United Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of United Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, UBSI or HOPE?

United Bankshares has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer UBSI or HOPE?

In the previous week, United Bankshares had 4 more articles in the media than Hope Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for United Bankshares and 7 mentions for Hope Bancorp. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Hope Bancorp's score of 1.47 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United Bankshares	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Hope Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UBSI or HOPE more profitable?

United Bankshares has a net margin of 22.94% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 9.95%. United Bankshares' return on equity of 7.60% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United Bankshares	22.94%	7.60%	1.24%
Hope Bancorp	9.95%	4.84%	0.59%

Which has better earnings & valuation, UBSI or HOPE?

United Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than Hope Bancorp. United Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hope Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United Bankshares	$1.03B	4.82	$373M	$2.74	12.65
Hope Bancorp	$473.92M	2.67	$99.63M	$0.82	12.77

Do analysts prefer UBSI or HOPE?

United Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $41.88, suggesting a potential upside of 20.78%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus target price of $12.88, suggesting a potential upside of 22.97%. Given Hope Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than United Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hope Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UBSI or HOPE?

United Bankshares received 6 more outperform votes than Hope Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.58% of users gave Hope Bancorp an outperform vote while only 46.46% of users gave United Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
United Bankshares	Outperform Votes 269 46.46%	Underperform Votes 310 53.54%
Hope Bancorp	Outperform Votes 263 50.58%	Underperform Votes 257 49.42%

Is UBSI or HOPE a better dividend stock?

United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. United Bankshares pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. United Bankshares has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

Summary

United Bankshares beats Hope Bancorp on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.