FFWM vs. INTR, FINV, NTB, CASH, LOB, LC, CIFR, SUPV, MBIN, and CLBK
Should you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), FinVolution Group (FINV), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Pathward Financial (CASH), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), LendingClub (LC), Cipher Mining (CIFR), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), and Columbia Financial (CLBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
First Foundation vs.
First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) and Inter & Co, Inc. (NASDAQ:INTR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.
Inter & Co, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inter & Co, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Inter & Co, Inc. had 4 more articles in the media than First Foundation. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Inter & Co, Inc. and 0 mentions for First Foundation. Inter & Co, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat First Foundation's score of 0.21 indicating that Inter & Co, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Foundation received 264 more outperform votes than Inter & Co, Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.01% of users gave First Foundation an outperform vote while only 55.00% of users gave Inter & Co, Inc. an outperform vote.
Inter & Co, Inc. has a net margin of 10.37% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -11.52%. Inter & Co, Inc.'s return on equity of 9.29% beat First Foundation's return on equity.
73.1% of First Foundation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.9% of Inter & Co, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of First Foundation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
First Foundation currently has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.57%. Inter & Co, Inc. has a consensus price target of $7.30, suggesting a potential upside of 54.33%. Given Inter & Co, Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Inter & Co, Inc. is more favorable than First Foundation.
First Foundation has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inter & Co, Inc. has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Inter & Co, Inc. beats First Foundation on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FFWM) was last updated on 1/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
