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NASDAQ:FFWM

First Foundation (FFWM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$5.00 -0.17 (-3.19%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$5.00 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 02/21/2025 04:38 PM Eastern
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About First Foundation Stock (NASDAQ:FFWM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.97
$5.28
50-Day Range
$5.03
$7.35
52-Week Range
$4.66
$8.52
Volume
685,151 shs
Average Volume
556,457 shs
Market Capitalization
$412.21 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$6.75
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

First Foundation Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides banking services, investment advisory, wealth management, and trust services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Banking and Wealth Management. It offers a range of deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, money market accounts, and time certificate of deposits; and loan products consisting of multifamily and single family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial term loans, and line of credits, as well as consumer loans, such as personal installment loans and line of credits, and home equity line of credits. The company also provides various specialized services comprising trust services, online and mobile banking, remote deposit capture services, merchant credit card services, ATM cards, Visa debit cards, and business sweep accounts, as well as insurance brokerage services and equipment financing solutions. In addition, it offers investment management and financial planning services; financial, investment, and economic advisory and related services; and treasury management services, such as bill pay, check/payee/ACH positive pay, wire origination, internal and external transfers, account reconciliation reporting, mobile deposit, lockbox, cash vault services and merchant processing. Further, the company provides support services, including the processing and transmission of financial and economic data for charitable organizations. It operates through a network of branch offices and loan production offices. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

First Foundation Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

FFWM MarketRank™: 

First Foundation scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 401st out of 932 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    First Foundation has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    First Foundation has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about First Foundation's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for First Foundation are expected to grow by 53.57% in the coming year, from $0.28 to $0.43 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of First Foundation is -3.74, 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 First Foundation is -3.74, 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

    First Foundation has a P/B Ratio of 0.31. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about First Foundation's valuation and earnings.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FFWM.
  • Dividend Yield

    First Foundation does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    First Foundation does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, First Foundation will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.30% next year. This indicates that First Foundation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FFWM.
  • News Sentiment

    First Foundation has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 2 news articles for First Foundation this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for FFWM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added First Foundation to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, First Foundation insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.10% of the stock of First Foundation is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    73.10% of the stock of First Foundation is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about First Foundation's insider trading history.
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FFWM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

First Foundation's stock was trading at $6.21 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FFWM stock has decreased by 19.4% and is now trading at $5.0050.
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First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The bank reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.05. The bank earned $164.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $54.23 million. First Foundation had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 0.73% and a negative net margin of 13.94%.

Top institutional shareholders of First Foundation include North Reef Capital Management LP (5.33%), Azora Capital LP (5.04%), Fortress Investment Group LLC (4.90%) and Vanguard Group Inc. (4.64%). Insiders that own company stock include Ulrich E Keller Jr, John Hakopian, Scott F Kavanaugh, Max Briggs, Elizabeth A Pagliarini, Diane M Rubin, Christopher M Naghibi and Amy Djou.
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Shares of FFWM 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Foundation investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/25/2024
Today
2/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FFWM
Fax
N/A
Employees
710
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$6.75
High Stock Price Target
$9.00
Low Stock Price Target
$5.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+34.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.20
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$-92,410,000.00
Pretax Margin
-17.37%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$545.12 million
Cash Flow
$3.97 per share
Book Value
$16.39 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
76,517,000
Market Cap
$412.21 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.35

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This page (NASDAQ:FFWM) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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