How to buy HomeStreet stock | 35.08

HomeStreet, Inc is a banks—regional business based in the US. HomeStreet shares (HMST) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. HomeStreet employs 987 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$286.8 million.

How to buy shares in HomeStreet

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for HomeStreet. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: HMST. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until HomeStreet reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$35.08, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of HomeStreet, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of HomeStreet. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted HomeStreet's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, HomeStreet's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was USD$35.08, which is 11.12% up on its pre-crash value of USD$31.18 and 90.24% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$18.44.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of HomeStreet shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$604.98 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$1,099.06.

HomeStreet share price

Use our graph to track the performance of HMST stocks over time.

HomeStreet shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$35.08
52-week range	USD$18.44 - USD$34.49
50-day moving average	USD$27.6286
200-day moving average	USD$25.2499
Wall St. target price	USD$31.5
PE ratio	13.8364
Dividend yield	USD$0.6 (2.02%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$2.085

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HomeStreet price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $35.08 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-23)	4.25%
1 month (2020-10-30)	12.91%
3 months (2020-08-28)	26.01%
6 months (2020-05-29)	47.27%

1 year (2019-11-29)	9.90%
2 years (2018-11-30)	31.78%
3 years (2017-11-30)	15.02%
5 years (2015-11-30)	61.88%

Is HomeStreet under- or over-valued?

Valuing HomeStreet stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of HomeStreet's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

HomeStreet's P/E ratio

HomeStreet's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, HomeStreet shares trade at around 14x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

HomeStreet's PEG ratio

HomeStreet's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.82. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into HomeStreet's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

HomeStreet financials

Revenue TTM	USD$286.8 million
Operating margin TTM	24.5%
Gross profit TTM	USD$264.3 million
Return on assets TTM	0.73%
Return on equity TTM	7.45%
Profit margin	17.73%
Book value	$30.192
Market capitalisation	USD$681.4 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting HomeStreet shares

There are currently 421,886 HomeStreet shares held short by investors – that's known as HomeStreet's "short interest". This figure is 15.6% up from 365,105 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting HomeStreet shares can be evaluated.

HomeStreet's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

HomeStreet's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of HomeStreet shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of HomeStreet shares traded daily (recently around 194417.51152074). HomeStreet's SIR currently stands at 2.17. In other words for every 100,000 HomeStreet shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2170 shares are currently held short.

However HomeStreet's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of HomeStreet shares, or, against the total number of tradable HomeStreet shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case HomeStreet's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 HomeStreet shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0263% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable HomeStreet shares, roughly 26 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against HomeStreet.

Find out more about how you can short HomeStreet stock.

HomeStreet share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 20.55% of net profits

Recently HomeStreet has paid out, on average, around 20.55% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.02% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), HomeStreet shareholders could enjoy a 2.02% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In HomeStreet's case, that would currently equate to about $0.6 per share.

While HomeStreet's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that HomeStreet is investing more in its future growth.

HomeStreet's most recent dividend payout was on 24 August 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 31 July 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have HomeStreet's shares ever split?

HomeStreet's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 8 November 2012. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your HomeStreet shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for HomeStreet shares which in turn could have impacted HomeStreet's share price.

HomeStreet share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, HomeStreet's shares have ranged in value from as little as $18.44 up to $34.49. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while HomeStreet's is 1.0684. This would suggest that HomeStreet's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

HomeStreet overview

HomeStreet, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for HomeStreet Bank, a state-chartered commercial bank that provides commercial and consumer banking services primarily in the Western United States. The company offers deposit and insurance products, private banking and cash management services, and other banking services. It provides consumer loans, single family residential mortgages, loans secured by commercial real estate, construction loans for residential and commercial real estate projects, commercial business loans, and agricultural loans; and bridge loans and permanent loans primarily on single family residences, as well as on office, retail, industrial, and multifamily property types. In addition, the company offers its products and services through bank branches, lending centers, and ATMs, as well as through online, mobile, and telephone banking. As of December 31, 2019, it had a networki of 62 retail deposit branches located in Washington state, Southern California, the Portland, Oregon, and Hawaii; and 4 primary stand-alone commercial lending centers in Central Washington, Southern California, Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City, Utah. The company was formerly known as Continental Mortgage and Loan Company. HomeStreet, Inc. was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of HomeStreet is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.907% of HomeStreet shares are held by insiders and 88.852% by institutions.

• How many people work for HomeStreet?

  Latest data suggests 987 work at HomeStreet.

• When does the fiscal year end for HomeStreet?

  HomeStreet's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is HomeStreet based?

  HomeStreet's address is: 601 Union Street, Seattle, WA, United States, 98101

• What is HomeStreet's ISIN number?

  HomeStreet's international securities identification number is: US43785V1026

• What is HomeStreet's CUSIP number?

  HomeStreet's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 43785V102