Equities Analysts Set Expectations for FFWM Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• DA Davidson estimates First Foundation will report Q3 2025 earnings of $0.02 per share, while the full-year estimate is $0.28 EPS.
• Jefferies Financial Group has set a $7.00 target price for First Foundation, while Piper Sandler lowered their target price from $6.00 to $5.50.
• First Foundation's stock is currently valued at $4.81, representing a 1.3% decline in its latest trading session.

First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of First Foundation in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 1st. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner forecasts that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.02 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for First Foundation's current full-year earnings is $0.28 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for First Foundation's FY2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on FFWM. Jefferies Financial Group set a $7.00 target price on shares of First Foundation and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of First Foundation from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of First Foundation from $6.00 to $5.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday.

First Foundation Stock Down 1.3%

FFWM opened at $4.81 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $5.24 and a 200 day moving average of $5.19. The company has a market cap of $395.86 million, a PE ratio of -3.59 and a beta of 1.00. First Foundation has a 12 month low of $4.41 and a 12 month high of $8.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80.

Institutional Trading of First Foundation

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of FFWM. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of First Foundation during the 4th quarter worth $489,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in First Foundation by 234.5% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 167,940 shares of the bank's stock valued at $1,043,000 after purchasing an additional 117,730 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in First Foundation by 19.1% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,368,965 shares of the bank's stock valued at $14,711,000 after purchasing an additional 379,288 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP raised its position in First Foundation by 13.7% during the first quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,452,919 shares of the bank's stock valued at $7,541,000 after purchasing an additional 175,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in First Foundation by 34.3% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 35,393 shares of the bank's stock valued at $220,000 after purchasing an additional 9,030 shares in the last quarter. 73.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

First Foundation Company Profile

First Foundation Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides banking services, investment advisory, wealth management, and trust services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Banking and Wealth Management. It offers a range of deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, money market accounts, and time certificate of deposits; and loan products consisting of multifamily and single family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial term loans, and line of credits, as well as consumer loans, such as personal installment loans and line of credits, and home equity line of credits.

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