Is Hanmi Financial Corp Stock (HAFC) a Good Investment?

By Jenna Brashear
September 02, 2026
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Learn more about whether Hanmi Financial Corporation is a good stock to buy or sell based on recent news as well as its key financial metrics. Read on to find out how (HAFC) grades on certain investment factors and determine whether it meets your investment needs.

Latest Hanmi Financial Corporation Stock News

As of September 01, 2026, Hanmi Financial Corporation had a $907.9 million market capitalization, putting it in the 44th percentile of companies in the Banks industry.

Currently, Hanmi Financial Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 10.4. Hanmi Financial Corporation’s trailing 12-month revenue is $277.9 million with a 32.2% profit margin. Year-over-year quarterly sales growth most recently was 23.3%. Analysts expect adjusted earnings to reach $3.180 per share for the current fiscal year. Hanmi Financial Corporation currently has a 3.6% dividend yield.

The outlook for Regional Banks remains neutral. With the Federal Reserve committed to keeping rates at near-zero for the foreseeable future, low interest rates reduces the revenue that banks are able to create from net interest margins. While the margin is low, it is expected to hold steady as the Federal Reserve maintains their current policy. Long term interest rates have recovered from declines in early 2021, with 10-year Treasuries reaching 1.35% after lows of around 1% in early 2021. The Pandemic is still effecting many aspects of banking, including commercial real estate development and industrial loans. The US government loan forbearance ending in March, banks will most likely see increases on loan losses throughout this year. We remain optimistic on performance ahead with lower-than-expected loan loss provision and both net interest income and fees contributing to the upside, albeit offset by rising expenses. For Q2 2021 compared to Q1 2021, we expect U.S. regionals to report: 1) higher net interest income (ex-PPP) reflecting subdued loan growth and relatively stable net interest margins (NIM); 2) NIM benefiting from accelerated recognition of PPP fees as stimulus loans are forgiven; 3) varied fee trends reflecting higher mortgage refinancing but lower originations; robust capital markets and investment banking; seasonally improved service charges and card fees; and asset management fees benefiting from market appreciation; 4) controlled expenses partially offset by higher compensation expense; 5) benign provisions with continued reserve releases expected as the banks lower the weighting of their adverse scenarios; and 6) modest share count with buybacks expected to resume in Q3 2021 for 11 U.S. regionals in our coverage.



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Grading Hanmi Financial Corporation Stock

Before you choose to buy, sell or hold Hanmi Financial Corporation stock, you’ll want to analyze how it has been graded. Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data and the knowledge and time to sift through it all, making sense of financial ratios, reading income statements and analyzing recent stock movement. To help individual investors decide whether or not to buy (HAFC) stock, AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way that is suitable for investors of all knowledge levels.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A‐F grades for each of five key investing factors: value, growth, momentum, earnings revisions and quality. Here, we’ll take a closer look at Hanmi Financial Corporation’s stock grades for value, growth and quality. Learn more about A+ Investor here!

Hanmi Financial Corporation Stock Growth Grade

Growth Grade:

Metric Metric Score HAFC Sector Median
Sales Growth 5yr Ann'l 100 7.6% 7.7%
Sales Increases YoY Last 5 yrs 60 3 of 5 4 of 5
Cash from Operations Ann'l Positive Last 5 yrs 100 5 of 5 5 of 5

The foundation of growth investing is seeking out stocks of companies exhibiting strong, consistent and prolonged growth that is expected to continue into the future.

In order to compute the Growth Score and assign it a letter grade, the percentile ranks for each of the three individual components‐consistency of annual sales growth, five‐year sales growth rankings adjusted for extreme levels, and consistency of positive annual cash from operations‐must be determined. These three rank figures are added together, and the sum is ranked against the entire stock universe to arrive at a company’s Growth Score to create an equal distribution of grades.

The companies in the bottom 20% of the stock universe receive Growth Grades of F, considered Very Weak, while those in the top 20% receive A grades, which are considered Very Strong.

Hanmi Financial Corporation has a Growth Score of 77, which is Strong.

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Hanmi Financial Corporation Stock Momentum Grade

Momentum Grade:

Metric Score HAFC Sector Median
Relative Price Strength (Q1) 58 4.7% 9.4%
Relative Price Strength (Q2) 71 0.1% (8.3%)
Relative Price Strength (Q3) 36 (6.9%) 3.0%
Relative Price Strength (Q4) 77 6.9% (5.7%)
Relative Price Strength (weighted 4 qtr) 59 1.9% 2.3%

Momentum grades help uncover stocks experiencing anomalously high rates of return; research finds that stocks with high relative levels of momentum tend to outperform, whereas those with low levels of momentum tend to continue underperforming. Momentum is based on the price change of a stock over a specified period relative to all other stocks.

Typically, AAII looks at the weighted relative strength over the trailing four quarters. The weighted four-quarter relative strength rank is the relative price change for each of the past four quarters. The most recent quarterly price change is given a weight of 40% and each of the three previous quarters are given a weighting of 20%.

Hanmi Financial Corporation has a Momentum Score of 59, which is Average.

Hanmi Financial Corporation Stock Earnings Estimate Revisions Grade

Estimate Revisions Grade:

Metric Score HAFC Sector Median
Quarterly Surprise SUE Latest Qtr 63 2.4 1.8
Quarterly Surprise SUE Prior Qtr 73 3.1 1.3
EPS Est Current Year % Rev Last Month 37 0.0% 0.0%
EPS Est Current Year % Rev 3 Mos 49 0.6% 1.1%

The Earnings Estimate Revisions Score considers the magnitude of a company’s earnings surprise in its last two reported fiscal quarters. Often, positive surprises beget further positive surprises‐or at least continued sales growth (the exact opposite is generally true, too).

Estimate revisions offer an indication of what analysts are thinking about the short-term prospects of a firm. The Earnings Estimate Revisions Score is based on the statistical significance of a firm’s last two quarterly earnings surprises and the percentage change in its consensus estimate for the current fiscal year over the past month and past three months.

Hanmi Financial Corporation has an Earnings Estimate Revisions Score of 56, which is Neutral.

Other Hanmi Financial Corporation Stock Grades

In addition to Growth, Momentum and Estimate Revisions, A+ Investor also provides grades for Value and Quality.

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Successful stock investing involves buying low and selling high, so stock valuation is an important consideration for stock selection. Buying stocks that are going to go up typically means buying stocks that are undervalued in the first place, although momentum investors may argue that point.

AAII’s A+ Investor Quality Grade comes from the ranking of key metrics. Specifically, the Quality Grade is the percentile rank of the composite return on assets (ROA), return on invested capital (ROIC), gross profit relative to assets, buyback yield, change in total liabilities to assets, accruals, Z double prime bankruptcy risk (Z) score and F—Score.

These 2 key factors, when combined with the above, provide a holistic view into a stock. Further, by joining A+ Investor you can see whether Hanmi Financial Corporation’s stock passes any of our 60+ stock screens that have outperformed the market since their creation.

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Should I Buy Hanmi Financial Corporation Stock?

Overall, Hanmi Financial Corporation stock has a Growth Grade of B, Momentum Grade of C, and Earnings Estimate Revisions Grade of C.

Whether or not you should buy Hanmi Financial Corporation stock will ultimately depend on your individual goals, risk tolerance and allocation. AAII can help you figure these out and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

Lastly, it’s important to evaluate a stock by comparing it against others in the same industry. Review the table below to see how Hanmi Financial Corporation stock stands up against its competitors. Click into any of the below tickers to see their stock grades for value, momentum, quality and EPS revisions.

Hanmi Financial Corporation (HAFC) Competitors

Companies similar to Hanmi Financial Corporation in the Banks industry.

Company name Ticker Market Cap
Camden National Corporation CAC $972.93Mil
Central Pacific Financial Corp. CPF $970.94Mil
First Community Bankshares, Inc. FCBC $918.10Mil
Farmers National Banc Corp. FMNB $932.56Mil
Forbright, Inc. FRBT $923.02Mil

Hanmi Financial Corporation Stock: Bottom Line

You can use the information about how Hanmi Financial Corporation is graded to determine if you should invest in this stock. However, you should decide whether Hanmi Financial Corporation’s stock is a buy, sell or hold based on a combination of grades, metrics, ratios and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports.

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So, if you’re still on the fence about whether Hanmi Financial Corporation is a buy, sell or hold, you can utilize AAII’s expansive and robust screening tools like A+ Investor to help with your decision.

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