Analysts Set Expectations for FFWM Q1 Earnings

First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for First Foundation in a report released on Friday, January 31st. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner expects that the bank will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for First Foundation's current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for First Foundation's FY2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler cut their price target on First Foundation from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Monday. StockNews.com downgraded First Foundation from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, First Foundation has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $6.75.

First Foundation Price Performance

FFWM traded up $0.13 on Monday, reaching $5.50. 456,066 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 525,549. First Foundation has a twelve month low of $4.66 and a twelve month high of $8.56. The stock has a market cap of $452.60 million, a PE ratio of -4.10 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $6.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On First Foundation

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FFWM. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of First Foundation during the 3rd quarter worth $72,000. HighTower Advisors LLC acquired a new position in First Foundation in the third quarter valued at about $87,000. Creative Planning boosted its stake in First Foundation by 35.8% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 16,463 shares of the bank's stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 4,336 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of First Foundation during the third quarter valued at about $104,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of First Foundation in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $123,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 73.10% of the company's stock.

About First Foundation

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.