Better Home & Finance (BETR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. engages in the provision of comprehensive homeownership services. It offers mortgage loans, real estate agent services, and title and homeowner's insurance services. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.15 to $43.73
• 50-Day Range: $27.31 to $47.48
• 52-Week Range: $10.81 to $94.06
• Volume: 477,456 shs
• Average Volume: 667,736 shs
• Market Capitalization: $702.25 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $46.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Better Home & Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Better Home & Finance scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 504th out of 879 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Better Home & Finance has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Better Home & Finance is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Better Home & Finance has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Better Home & Finance are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($4.26) to $1.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Better Home & Finance is -3.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Better Home & Finance is -3.95, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Better Home & Finance has a P/B Ratio of 18.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.63% of the float of Better Home & Finance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Better Home & Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.79, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Better Home & Finance has recently decreased by 16.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Better Home & Finance does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Better Home & Finance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.67

News Sentiment

Better Home & Finance has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Better Home & Finance this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for BETR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Better Home & Finance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

6 insiders have purchased shares of Better Home & Finance in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $7,991,662.00 in company stock, which represents 1.1380% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Better Home & Finance insiders have bought 1,305.82% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $8,603,664.00 in company stock and sold $612,002.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.59% of the stock of Better Home & Finance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

20.94% of the stock of Better Home & Finance is held by institutions.

BETR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BETR shares performed this year?

Better Home & Finance's stock was trading at $32.58 at the start of the year. Since then, BETR stock has increased by 31.0% and is now trading at $42.69.

How were Better Home & Finance's earnings last quarter?

Better Home & Finance Holding Company (NASDAQ:BETR) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 13th. The company reported ($1.99) earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($2.27) by $0.28. The company had revenue of $44.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.14 million. Better Home & Finance had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1,075.07% and a negative net margin of 100.61%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Better Home & Finance IPO?

Better Home & Finance (BETR) raised $225 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, August 5th 2015. The company issued 15,000,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Credit Suisse and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey acted as the underwriters for the IPO and William Blair and Piper Jaffray were co-managers.

Who are Better Home & Finance's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Better Home & Finance include Fifth Third Bancorp (0.25%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Ventures Iv LP Framework, Vishal Garg, Prabhu Narasimhan, Paula Tuffin, Harit Talwar, Chad M Smith, J Calamari Nicholas, Jonsson Sigurgeir Orn, Bhaskar Menon, Loveen Advani and Pbra, Llc.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Better Home & Finance?

Shares of BETR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Better Home & Finance own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Better Home & Finance investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Strategy (MSTR), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Coinbase Global (COIN), Salesforce (CRM) and Hyzon Motors (HYZN).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2025
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - MTG&REL SVS
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BETR
• CIK: 1835856
• Web: www.aurora-acquisition.com
• Phone: 44-20-3931-9785
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,329
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Better Home & Finance: $46.50
• High Price Target: $53.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($10.81)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$165.87 million
• Net Margins: -100.61%
• Pretax Margin: -79.83%
• Return on Equity: -1,075.07%
• Return on Assets: -11.22%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $206.90 million
• Price / Sales: 3.39
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.32 per share
• Price / Book: 18.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,450,000
• Free Float: 12,569,000
• Market Cap: $702.25 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.83