HomeStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:HMST – Get Free Report) Director Joanne R. Harrell acquired 1,685 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $14.87 per share, with a total value of $25,055.95. Following the purchase, the director now owns 14,907 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $221,667.09. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
HomeStreet Stock Performance
Shares of HMST opened at $14.59 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $275.17 million, a P/E ratio of -9.99 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.11. HomeStreet, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.20 and a 1 year high of $19.78. The company’s fifty day moving average is $13.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.78.
HomeStreet (NASDAQ:HMST – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 29th. The financial services provider reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by ($0.15). HomeStreet had a negative net margin of 6.23% and a positive return on equity of 1.55%. The business had revenue of $45.95 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.73 million. On average, sell-side analysts predict that HomeStreet, Inc. will post 0.24 earnings per share for the current year.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On HomeStreet
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HMST. Hennessy Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in HomeStreet during the fourth quarter worth about $2,112,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of HomeStreet by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 976,964 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $10,063,000 after acquiring an additional 30,774 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in HomeStreet by 24.4% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 122,857 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,265,000 after purchasing an additional 24,133 shares in the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in HomeStreet during the fourth quarter worth $461,000. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its position in HomeStreet by 707.0% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 24,467 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $252,000 after purchasing an additional 21,435 shares in the last quarter. 76.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About HomeStreet
HomeStreet, Inc operates as the bank holding company for HomeStreet Bank that provides commercial, mortgage, and consumer/retail banking services in the Western United States. The company offers personal and business checking, savings, interest-bearing negotiable order of withdrawal, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; credit cards; insurance; and treasury management services.
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