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BNS vs HMST

Side-by-side comparison of Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3 (BNS) and HomeStreet Inc. (HMST): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BNS and HMST operate in Major Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BNS is the larger of the two at $98.83B, about 102.7x HMST ($962.7M).
  • Over the past year, BNS is up 49.7% and HMST is up 6.7% - BNS leads by 43.0 points.
  • BNS has hit the wire 70 times in the past 4 weeks while HMST has been quiet.
  • BNS has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 9 for HMST).
PerformanceBNS+15.20%HMST+6.69%
2026-03-17+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricBNSHMST
Company
Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3
HomeStreet Inc.
Price
$80.94+0.47%
$13.87+1.76%
Market cap
$98.83B
$962.7M
1M return
+3.64%
+7.19%
1Y return
+49.74%
+6.69%
Industry
Major Banks
Major Banks
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2012
News (4w)
70
0
Recent ratings
25
9
BNS

Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3

The Bank of Nova Scotia provides various banking products and services in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, the Caribbean and Central America, and internationally. It operates through Canadian Banking, International Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Global Wealth Management segments. The company offers financial advice and solutions, and day-to-day banking products, including debit and credit cards, chequing and saving accounts, investments, mortgages, loans, and insurance to individuals; and business banking solutions comprising lending, deposit, cash management, and trade finance solutions to small businesses and commercial customers, including automotive financing solutions to dealers and their customers. It also provides wealth management advice and solutions, including online brokerage, mobile investment, full-service brokerage, trust, private banking, and private investment counsel services; and retail mutual funds, exchange traded funds, liquid alternative funds, and institutional funds. In addition, the company offers international banking services for retail, corporate, and commercial customers; and lending and transaction, investment banking advisory, and capital markets access services to corporate customers. Further, it provides Internet, mobile, and telephone banking services. The company operates a network of 952 branches and approximately 3,540 automated banking machines in Canada; and approximately 1,400 branches, 5,200 ATMs, and 22 contact centers internationally. The Bank of Nova Scotia was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Halifax, Canada.

HMST

HomeStreet Inc.

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 and services. Its loan products include commercial business and agriculture loans, single family residential mortgages, consumer loans, commercial loans secured by residential and commercial real estate, and construction loans for residential and commercial real estate development, as well as consumer installment loans and permanent loans on commercial real estate and single family residences. In addition, the company offers its products and services through bank branches, loan production offices, and ATMs, as well as through online, mobile, and telephone banking. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 62 full-service bank branches located in Washington state, Northern and Southern California, the Portland, Oregon, and Hawaii; and five primary stand-alone commercial lending centers in Central Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Idaho, and Utah. HomeStreet, Inc. serves small and medium sized businesses, real estate investors, professional firms, and individuals. The company was formerly known as Continental Mortgage and Loan Company. HomeStreet, Inc. was incorporated in 1921 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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