First Financial Northwest (FFNW) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HMST or FFNW?

74.7% of HomeStreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of First Financial Northwest shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of HomeStreet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of First Financial Northwest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HMST or FFNW more profitable?

First Financial Northwest has a net margin of 3.78% compared to First Financial Northwest's net margin of -8.97%. HomeStreet's return on equity of 1.94% beat First Financial Northwest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HomeStreet	-8.97%	-0.43%	-0.02%
First Financial Northwest	3.78%	1.94%	0.21%

Does the media favor HMST or FFNW?

In the previous week, HomeStreet and HomeStreet both had 1 articles in the media. HomeStreet's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat First Financial Northwest's score of 0.59 indicating that First Financial Northwest 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Financial Northwest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HMST or FFNW?

First Financial Northwest has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
HomeStreet	$441.66M	0.43	-$27.51M	-$2.13	-4.78
First Financial Northwest	$80.93M	2.43	$6.30M	$0.33	64.88

Which has more volatility & risk, HMST or FFNW?

HomeStreet has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Northwest has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HMST or FFNW?

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 54.79% of users gave HomeStreet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HomeStreet	Outperform Votes 263 54.79%	Underperform Votes 217 45.21%
First Financial Northwest	Outperform Votes 212 61.81%	Underperform Votes 131 38.19%

Do analysts prefer HMST or FFNW?

HomeStreet currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.86%. First Financial Northwest has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.43%. Given First Financial Northwest's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe HomeStreet is more favorable than First Financial Northwest.

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

Summary

First Financial Northwest beats HomeStreet on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.