HomeStreet (HMST) Competitors $12.91 -0.17 (-1.30%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.92 +0.00 (+0.04%) As of 08/1/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HMST vs. BRKL, CFFN, TREE, TRST, NFBK, HBCP, FFIC, KRNY, WSBF, and ESSAShould you be buying HomeStreet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HomeStreet include Brookline Bancorp (BRKL), Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN), LendingTree (TREE), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), Northfield Bancorp (NFBK), Home Bancorp (HBCP), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Kearny Financial (KRNY), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), and ESSA Bancorp (ESSA). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. HomeStreet vs. Its Competitors Brookline Bancorp Capitol Federal Financial LendingTree TrustCo Bank Corp NY Northfield Bancorp Home Bancorp Flushing Financial Kearny Financial Waterstone Financial ESSA Bancorp HomeStreet (NASDAQ:HMST) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Is HMST or BRKL more profitable? Brookline Bancorp has a net margin of 12.12% compared to HomeStreet's net margin of -42.54%. Brookline Bancorp's return on equity of 6.69% beat HomeStreet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HomeStreet-42.54% -3.83% -0.20% Brookline Bancorp 12.12%6.69%0.71% Do analysts recommend HMST or BRKL? HomeStreet presently has a consensus target price of $14.17, suggesting a potential upside of 9.73%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 49.66%. Given Brookline Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookline Bancorp is more favorable than HomeStreet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HomeStreet 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Brookline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HMST or BRKL? Brookline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than HomeStreet. HomeStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookline Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHomeStreet$358.19M0.68-$144.34M-$7.40-1.74Brookline Bancorp$654.14M1.39$68.71M$0.8911.45 Which has more volatility & risk, HMST or BRKL? HomeStreet has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HMST or BRKL? In the previous week, HomeStreet had 2 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for HomeStreet and 6 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat HomeStreet's score of -0.73 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HomeStreet 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Brookline Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HMST or BRKL? 74.7% of HomeStreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of HomeStreet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Brookline Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBrookline Bancorp beats HomeStreet on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HomeStreet News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HMST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HMST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HMST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHomeStreetFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$247.48M$598.32M$12.08B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A3.46%5.63%4.08%P/E Ratio-1.749.8919.7423.80Price / Sales0.681.8225.9188.08Price / CashN/A14.7421.3357.96Price / Book0.610.952.095.55Net Income-$144.34M$35.88M$1.00B$259.03M7 Day Performance-2.57%-2.48%-2.46%-4.56%1 Month Performance-1.38%-2.30%-0.96%4.49%1 Year Performance-8.50%6.37%537.06%18.05% HomeStreet Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HMSTHomeStreet1.1909 of 5 stars$12.91-1.3%$14.17+9.7%-9.1%$247.48M$358.19M-1.74940Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeBRKLBrookline Bancorp4.8308 of 5 stars$10.81-0.1%$15.25+41.1%+1.3%$964.11M$654.14M12.15850Positive NewsCFFNCapitol Federal Financial4.1256 of 5 stars$6.21-0.3%$6.50+4.7%-4.5%$827.35M$382.09M13.21730Positive NewsGap DownTREELendingTree4.6616 of 5 stars$48.20-1.8%$64.13+33.0%+6.9%$664.04M$900.22M-11.671,250Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpTRSTTrustCo Bank Corp NY3.4783 of 5 stars$34.71+0.0%N/A-4.1%$659.98M$263.15M12.35820Positive NewsNFBKNorthfield Bancorp4.1798 of 5 stars$11.00+1.1%$13.00+18.2%-13.7%$463.77M$254.73M12.79400HBCPHome Bancorp3.8278 of 5 stars$55.00+0.9%$59.50+8.2%+22.3%$425.10M$199.39M10.56440FFICFlushing Financial3.6607 of 5 stars$12.48+1.1%$16.17+29.5%-15.1%$416.81M$484.72M-10.49540KRNYKearny Financial3.8158 of 5 stars$6.24+0.8%$7.75+24.2%-15.7%$399.75M$343.53M14.86552News CoverageWSBFWaterstone Financial2.9114 of 5 stars$13.79+0.4%N/A-10.2%$264.92M$202.47M12.10600Short Interest ↑ESSAESSA Bancorp2.2772 of 5 stars$20.61flatN/AN/A$209.30M$65.23M13.30250 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BRKL Competitors CFFN Competitors TREE Competitors TRST Competitors NFBK Competitors HBCP Competitors FFIC Competitors KRNY Competitors WSBF Competitors ESSA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HMST) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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