Hanmi Financial Reports Q4 2025 Earnings Highlights
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 1h ago
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Source: seekingalpha
- Net Income Performance: Hanmi Financial reported a net income of $21.2 million for Q4 2025, translating to $0.70 per diluted share, which reflects a 3.7% decline from the previous quarter primarily due to decreased noninterest income, indicating challenges in revenue diversification.
- Interest Income Growth: The net interest income for the fourth quarter grew by 2.9% to $62.9 million, with the net interest margin expanding to 3.28%, demonstrating effective management of interest income through lower funding costs and increased loan balances.
- Stable Asset Quality: Credit loss expenses decreased to $1.9 million, with a nonperforming asset ratio of only 0.26%, showcasing the company's effective asset quality management despite competitive pressures, maintaining robust credit monitoring practices.
- 2026 Outlook: Management anticipates loan growth in 2026 to remain in the low to mid-single-digit range, emphasizing further diversification of the loan portfolio and a stable funding mix to navigate market competition and cost pressures.
Analyst Views on HAFC
Wall Street analysts forecast HAFC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HAFC is 31.75 USD with a low forecast of 30.50 USD and a high forecast of 33.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
2 Analyst Rating
1 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 28.410
Low
30.50
Averages
31.75
High
33.00
Current: 28.410
Low
30.50
Averages
31.75
High
33.00
About HAFC
Hanmi Financial Corporation is a holding company of Hanmi Bank (the Bank). The Bank serves multi-ethnic communities through its network of approximately 32 full-service branches, five loan production offices and three loan centers in California, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Washington and Georgia. The Bank is a California state-chartered financial institution. It specializes in real estate, commercial, small business administration (SBA) and trade finance lending to small and middle market businesses. The Bank originates loans for its own portfolio and for sale in the secondary market. Its lending activities include real estate loans (commercial property, construction, and residential property), commercial and industrial loans (commercial term, commercial lines of credit and international), equipment lease financing and SBA loans. It maintains a small construction portfolio of multifamily and commercial and industrial properties within its market areas.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
