<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Fourthstone LLC raised its holdings in  OP Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK - Free Report) by 128.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 263,790 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 148,238 shares during the quarter. Fourthstone LLC owned approximately 1.77% of OP Bancorp worth $3,427,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.</p><p>Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of  OP Bancorp in the second quarter valued at $333,000.  Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in  OP Bancorp by 960.2% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 140,591 shares of the company's stock worth $1,826,000 after acquiring an additional 127,330 shares during the last quarter.  Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its position in  OP Bancorp by 40.2% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 105,720 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,373,000 after acquiring an additional 30,301 shares in the last quarter.  New York State Common Retirement Fund acquired a new stake in  OP Bancorp in the 2nd quarter valued at about $105,000.  Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of  OP Bancorp in the second quarter worth about $173,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own  53.63% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth</h2><p>OPBK has been the subject of a number of research reports. Keefe, Bruyette &amp; Woods raised their price target on shares of OP Bancorp from $15.50 to $16.00 and gave the company a &#34;market perform&#34; rating in a report on Monday, October 27th. Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating on shares of OP Bancorp in a research report on Monday. Zacks Research upgraded shares of OP Bancorp from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their target price on shares of OP Bancorp from $16.50 to $17.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 28th. One investment analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one  has issued  a Buy rating and two have issued  a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $16.50.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on OP Bancorp</b></p><h2>OP Bancorp Trading Up 5.4%</h2><p>NASDAQ:OPBK opened at $14.61 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. OP Bancorp has a 1-year low of $10.43 and a 1-year high of $17.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $217.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.31 and a beta of 0.69. The business's 50-day moving average price is $13.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.40. </p><p>OP Bancorp (NASDAQ:OPBK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $24.48 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $24.25 million. OP Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.09% and a net margin of 14.42%. On average, equities analysts expect that  OP Bancorp will post 1.9 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>OP Bancorp Dividend Announcement</h2><p>The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 20th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 6th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 6th. OP Bancorp's dividend payout ratio  is presently 30.57%. </p><h2>OP Bancorp Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>OP Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Open Bank that provides banking products and services in California. It offers demand, checking, savings, money market, and time deposit accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial real estate, small business administration, commercial and industrial business, single-family residential, term, consumer, and home mortgage loans; trade financing products; and letters of credit, and SWIFT and export advice.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than OP Bancorp</li><li>What Are Trending Stocks? 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<p>Fourthstone LLC increased its holdings in OP Bancorp by 128.3% in Q2, now owning 263,790 shares. Other institutional investors also increased their stakes. Analysts have given OP Bancorp a consensus rating of 'Moderate Buy' with a target price of $16.50. The stock is trading at $14.61 with a market cap of $217.54 million. OP Bancorp reported Q3 earnings of $0.45 per share, beating estimates. The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share.</p>

Fourthstone LLC Acquires 148,238 Shares of OP Bancorp $OPBK