Wall Street’s bearish price targets for the stocks in this article signal serious concerns. Such forecasts are uncommon in an industry where maintaining cordial corporate relationships often trumps delivering the hard truth.

Whatever the consensus opinion may be, our team at StockStory cuts through the noise by conducting independent analysis to determine a company’s long-term prospects. That said, here are two stocks where you should be greedy instead of fearful and one where the outlook is warranted.

One Stock to Sell:

Hope Bancorp (HOPE)

Consensus Price Target: $14.25 (10% implied return)

With roots in serving Korean-American communities and now expanded to a multi-ethnic clientele across 12 states, Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ: HOPE) operates Bank of Hope, providing commercial and retail banking services with a focus on serving multi-ethnic communities across the United States.

Why Do We Pass on HOPE?

1. Annual net interest income growth of 1% over the last five years was below our standards for the banking sector
2. Incremental sales over the last five years were much less profitable as its earnings per share fell by 2.2% annually while its revenue grew
3. Tangible book value per share stagnated over the last two years, limiting its ability to leverage its balance sheet to make additional investments

Hope Bancorp’s stock price of $12.95 implies a valuation ratio of 0.7x forward P/B. To fully understand why you should be careful with HOPE, check out our full research report (it’s free).

Two Stocks to Watch:

Marvell Technology (MRVL)

Consensus Price Target: $128.36 (-17.4% implied return)

Moving away from a low margin storage device management chips in one of the biggest semiconductor business model pivots of the past decade, Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a fabless designer of special purpose data processing and networking chips used by data centers, communications carriers, enterprises, and autos.

Why Does MRVL Stand Out?

1. Annual revenue growth of 22.5% over the last five years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
2. Exciting sales outlook for the upcoming 12 months calls for 32.6% growth, an acceleration from its two-year trend
3. Operating margin expanded by 23.9 percentage points over the last five years as it scaled and became more efficient

Marvell Technology is trading at $155.33 per share, or 41.4x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

Thermon (THR)

Consensus Price Target: $51 (-16.4% implied return)

Creating the first packaged tracing systems, Thermon (NYSE: THR) is a leading provider of engineered industrial process heating solutions for process industries.

Why Do We Like THR?

1. Annual revenue growth of 12.4% over the last five years was superb and indicates its market share increased during this cycle
2. Operating profits and efficiency rose over the last five years as it benefited from some fixed cost leverage
3. Incremental sales significantly boosted profitability as its annual earnings per share growth of 46.1% over the last five years outstripped its revenue performance

At $61 per share, Thermon trades at 24.9x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our comprehensive research report, it’s free.

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