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After finishing at $5.04 in the prior trading day, First Foundation Inc (NYSE: FFWM) closed at $5.12, up 1.59%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. FFWM stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.1748 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.01.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FFWM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.
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 421816800 and an Enterprise Value of 1353647744. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.64 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.92.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FFWM is 0.99, which has changed by -0.08896798 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 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 -0.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.90%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 784.58K shares per day over the past 3-months and 532140 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 82.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.32M. Insiders hold about 13.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.59% stake in the company. Shares short for FFWM as of 1748563200 were 3188918 with a Short Ratio of 4.06, compared to 1745971200 on 3426126. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3188918 and a Short% of Float of 4.279999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.04.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.03, with high estimates of $0.04 and low estimates of $0.02.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.2 and $0.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.17. EPS for the following year is $0.33, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $0.38 and $0.3.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $64.69M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $66M to a low estimate of $63.7M. As of the current estimate, First Foundation Inc’s year-ago sales were $57.49MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $66.16M. There is a high estimate of $68.51M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $64.6M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FFWM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $271M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $264.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $267.23M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $234.29MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $286.58M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $308.92M and the low estimate is $277.6M.
