HomeStreet (HMST) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to FFNW or HMST?

In the previous week, First Financial Northwest and First Financial Northwest both had 3 articles in the media. HomeStreet's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat First Financial Northwest's score of 0.67 indicating that First Financial Northwest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Financial Northwest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HomeStreet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FFNW or HMST?

55.0% of First Financial Northwest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of HomeStreet shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of First Financial Northwest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of HomeStreet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, FFNW or HMST?

First Financial Northwest has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HomeStreet has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FFNW or HMST more profitable?

First Financial Northwest has a net margin of 7.79% compared to First Financial Northwest's net margin of -6.23%. HomeStreet's return on equity of 3.95% beat First Financial Northwest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Financial Northwest	7.79%	3.95%	0.41%
HomeStreet	-6.23%	1.55%	0.09%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FFNW or HMST?

HomeStreet received 51 more outperform votes than First Financial Northwest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.81% of users gave First Financial Northwest an outperform vote while only 55.25% of users gave HomeStreet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Financial Northwest	Outperform Votes 212 61.81%	Underperform Votes 131 38.19%
HomeStreet	Outperform Votes 263 55.25%	Underperform Votes 213 44.75%

Do analysts recommend FFNW or HMST?

First Financial Northwest currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.20%. HomeStreet has a consensus target price of $12.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.52%. Given HomeStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe First Financial Northwest is more favorable than HomeStreet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Financial Northwest	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
HomeStreet	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, FFNW or HMST?

First Financial Northwest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HomeStreet. HomeStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Northwest, 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
First Financial Northwest	$80.93M	2.32	$6.30M	$0.68	30.15
HomeStreet	$441.66M	0.52	-$27.51M	-$1.46	-8.38

Summary

First Financial Northwest beats HomeStreet on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.