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First Foundation Inc (NYSE: FFWM) closed the day trading at $5.43 down -3.72% from the previous closing price of $5.64. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. FFWM stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.42.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FFWM, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.12.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on May 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $7.
On July 03, 2024, DA Davidson Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $8 to $9.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 18 ’24 when KAVANAUGH SCOTT F bought 636,160 shares for $6.58 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FFWM now has a Market Capitalization of 447356480 and an Enterprise Value of 1330885376. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.757.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FFWM is 1.04, which has changed by -0.12700963 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15005577 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FFWM has reached a high of $8.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.77%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FFWM traded about 804.12K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FFWM traded about 928340 shares per day. A total of 82.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.48M. Insiders hold about 13.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.58% stake in the company. Shares short for FFWM as of 1753920000 were 2638303 with a Short Ratio of 3.28, compared to 1751241600 on 3635923. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2638303 and a Short% of Float of 3.54.
