FFWM vs. MOFG, BWB, FFIC, RRBI, EBTC, BSRR, RBB, MPB, ORRF, and ACNB
Should you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Red River Bancshares (RRBI), Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), RBB Bancorp (RBB), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), and ACNB (ACNB). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) and MidWestOne Financial Group (NASDAQ:MOFG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, First Foundation had 4 more articles in the media than MidWestOne Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for First Foundation and 19 mentions for MidWestOne Financial Group. First Foundation's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat MidWestOne Financial Group's score of -0.03 indicating that First Foundation is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MidWestOne Financial Group has a net margin of 7.78% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -32.44%. MidWestOne Financial Group's return on equity of 5.52% beat First Foundation's return on equity.
MidWestOne Financial Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MidWestOne Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Foundation pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. MidWestOne Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. First Foundation pays out -1.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MidWestOne Financial Group pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
73.1% of First Foundation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of First Foundation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
First Foundation received 61 more outperform votes than MidWestOne Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.22% of users gave First Foundation an outperform vote while only 53.12% of users gave MidWestOne Financial Group an outperform vote.
First Foundation currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 70.86%. MidWestOne Financial Group has a consensus price target of $24.13, suggesting a potential upside of 13.69%. Given First Foundation's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Foundation is more favorable than MidWestOne Financial Group.
First Foundation has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidWestOne Financial Group has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
First Foundation beats MidWestOne Financial Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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