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The price of First Foundation Inc (NYSE: FFWM) closed at $7.37 in the last session, up 1.52% from day before closing price of $7.26. In other words, the price has increased by $1.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.91 million shares were traded. FFWM stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.24.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FFWM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.69.
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 the company, DA Davidson on July 03, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $9 from $8 previously.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 29 ’24 when KELLER ULRICH E. JR sold 25,000 shares for $8.16 per share. The transaction valued at 203,975 led to the insider holds 1,230,622 shares of the business.
KELLER ULRICH E. JR sold 30,000 shares of FFWM for $266,940 on Dec 15 ’23. The Chairman now owns 215,000 shares after completing the transaction at $8.90 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 606883392 and an Enterprise Value of 962296640. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.82. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.171.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FFWM has reached a high of $11.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.22%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FFWM traded on average about 622.79K shares per day over the past 3-months and 527350 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 82.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 74.82M. Insiders hold about 9.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 58.46% stake in the company. Shares short for FFWM as of 1727654400 were 5671037 with a Short Ratio of 9.11, compared to 1724976000 on 5552658. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5671037 and a Short% of Float of 9.0.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FFWM is 0.03, which was 0.05 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006887052The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.18.
