First Foundation - FFWM Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Foundation in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" FFWM shares.
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3 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for First Foundation's shares. Their FFWM share price forecasts range from $23.00 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $26.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 30.5% from the stock's current price.
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First Foundation's stock was trading at $24.86 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, FFWM stock has decreased by 17.8% and is now trading at $20.44.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 25th 2022.
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First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 26th. The bank reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.19. The bank earned $89.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $77.52 million. First Foundation had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.90% and a net margin of 33.93%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.69 earnings per share.

First Foundation declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 26th. Investors of record on Saturday, August 6th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Tuesday, August 16th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.15%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 4th.
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First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.19%. 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 17.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FFWM will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.26% 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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include GMT Capital Corp (5.46%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.23%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.95%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.87%), Davidson Investment Advisors (1.11%) and Royce & Associates LP (0.67%). 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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Shares of FFWM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FFWM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.44.

First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion and generates $317.67 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $109.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.48 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.