First Foundation - FFWM Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Foundation in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" FFWM shares.
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4 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for First Foundation's stock. Their FFWM share price forecasts range from $17.50 to $32.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $21.70 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 43.3% from the stock's current price.
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First Foundation's stock was trading at $14.33 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FFWM stock has increased by 5.7% and is now trading at $15.14.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 25th 2023.
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First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 26th. The bank reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.19. The bank earned $89.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $77.52 million. First Foundation had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.25% and a net margin of 24.44%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.69 EPS.

First Foundation declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 6th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Thursday, February 16th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.91%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 3rd.
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First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.79%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 22.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FFWM will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.04% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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First Foundation trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FFWM."

First Foundation's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Phocas Financial Corp. (0.43%), Wesbanco Bank Inc. (0.25%), FLC Capital Advisors (0.18%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.12%), Strs Ohio (0.08%) and Chesley Taft & Associates LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include David G Lake, David S Depillo, Diane M Rubin, Elizabeth A Pagliarini, John Hakopian, John Michel, Mitchell M Rosenberg, Sandra I Coufal, Scott F Kavanaugh, Ulrich E Keller Jr and Ulrich E Keller, Jr.
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One share of FFWM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.14.

First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) has a market capitalization of $853.71 million and generates $338.67 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $110.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.96 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 674 workers across the globe.

First Foundation's mailing address is 18101 VON KARMAN AVE SUITE 700, IRVINE CA, 92612. The official website for the company is www.firstfoundationinc.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (949) 202-4160 or via email at jmichel@ff-inc.com.