Tieton Capital Management LLC Has $3.61 Million Holdings in First Western Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYFW)

Tieton Capital Management LLC grew its stake in First Western Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYFW - Free Report) by 22.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 184,612 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 33,822 shares during the period. First Western Financial makes up approximately 1.5% of Tieton Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Tieton Capital Management LLC owned about 1.91% of First Western Financial worth $3,609,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MYFW. Wasatch Advisors LP grew its position in First Western Financial by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 446,009 shares of the company's stock worth $8,920,000 after purchasing an additional 82,019 shares during the last quarter. Rosenthal Henry Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in First Western Financial during the fourth quarter worth $1,162,000. Jacobs Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of First Western Financial by 31.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Asset Management LLC now owns 208,114 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,162,000 after buying an additional 49,679 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of First Western Financial during the 4th quarter worth about $489,000. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of First Western Financial by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 154,878 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,028,000 after acquiring an additional 13,462 shares in the last quarter. 60.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

First Western Financial Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:MYFW traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $19.04. 4,467 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 24,812. The company has a market capitalization of $184.76 million, a P/E ratio of 21.89 and a beta of 0.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company's 50 day moving average is $19.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $19.99. First Western Financial, Inc. has a twelve month low of $13.46 and a twelve month high of $22.32.

First Western Financial (NASDAQ:MYFW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.28. First Western Financial had a return on equity of 3.43% and a net margin of 4.70%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that First Western Financial, Inc. will post 1.5 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on MYFW shares. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on First Western Financial from $23.00 to $22.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price target on shares of First Western Financial from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 27th.

First Western Financial Company Profile

First Western Financial, Inc, a financial holding company, provides wealth advisory, private baking, personal trust, investment management, mortgage lending, and institutional asset management services. The company operates through two segments: Wealth Management and Mortgage. The Wealth Management segment provides deposit, loan, life insurance, and trust and investment management advisory products and services.