HomeStreet (HMST) Competitors

HomeStreet (NASDAQ:HMST) and Brookline Bancorp (NASDAQ:BRKL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Is HMST or BRKL a better dividend stock?

HomeStreet pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Brookline Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. HomeStreet pays out -5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookline Bancorp pays out 65.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media favor HMST or BRKL?

In the previous week, HomeStreet had 2 more articles in the media than Brookline Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HomeStreet and 1 mentions for Brookline Bancorp. Brookline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat HomeStreet's score of 1.52 indicating that Brookline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HomeStreet	Very Positive
Brookline Bancorp	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, HMST or BRKL?

HomeStreet has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookline Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HomeStreet	$49.34M	4.89	-$144.34M	-$7.50	-1.70
Brookline Bancorp	$359.12M	2.62	$68.71M	$0.82	12.87

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HMST or BRKL more profitable?

Brookline Bancorp has a net margin of 10.51% compared to HomeStreet's net margin of -40.30%. Brookline Bancorp's return on equity of 5.94% beat HomeStreet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HomeStreet	-40.30%	-4.23%	-0.23%
Brookline Bancorp	10.51%	5.94%	0.62%

Do analysts recommend HMST or BRKL?

HomeStreet presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.72%. Brookline Bancorp has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 44.55%. 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)	2.50
Brookline Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HMST or BRKL?

HomeStreet received 45 more outperform votes than Brookline Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.22% of users gave Brookline Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.77% of users gave HomeStreet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HomeStreet	Outperform Votes 267 52.77%	Underperform Votes 239 47.23%
Brookline Bancorp	Outperform Votes 222 55.22%	Underperform Votes 180 44.78%

Summary

Brookline Bancorp beats HomeStreet on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.