NASDAQ:FFWM - First Foundation Stock Price, News, & Analysis

First Foundation trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FFWM."

First Foundation declared a special dividend on Thursday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Friday, March 15th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 28th. View First Foundation's Dividend History.

First Foundation Inc (NASDAQ:FFWM) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 30th. The bank reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.03. The bank earned $50.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51.61 million. First Foundation had a return on equity of 9.82% and a net margin of 17.67%. View First Foundation's Earnings History.

First Foundation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Foundation.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for First Foundation's stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $24.00. On average, they expect First Foundation's share price to reach $19.90 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 37.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Foundation.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Foundation in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Foundation.

Media stories about FFWM stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Foundation earned a news impact score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to First Foundation include Centerstate Bank (CSFL), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Cadence Bancorp (CADE), Park National (PRK), Veritex (VBTX), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), WSFS Financial (WSFS), First Bancorp (FBNC), Farmers And Merchants Bank of Long Beach (FMBL), First National Bank Alaska (FBAK), Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI), Luther Burbank (LBC), First Bancshares (FBMS), Bank First National (BFC) and MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Foundation investors own include MONDI/PAR VTG FPD 0.2 (MNDI), Ford Motor (F), VICI Properties (VICI), Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO), Gain Capital (GCAP), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), General Electric (GE), GGP (GGP), Two Rivers Bancorp (TRCB) and Ensco (ESV).

First Foundation's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (8.45%), BlackRock Inc. (5.93%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.61%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.61%), Mendon Capital Advisors Corp (3.35%) and Basswood Capital Management L.L.C. (2.79%). Company insiders that own First Foundation stock include David G Lake, Gerald L Larsen, Jacob Sonenshine, James G Brakke, John Hakopian, John Michel, Max Briggs, Scott F Kavanaugh, Ulrich E Keller Jr and Warren D Fix. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Foundation.

FFWM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, RMB Capital Management LLC, Emerald Advisers LLC, EJF Capital LLC, Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Millennium Management LLC, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp and Banc Funds Co. LLC. Company insiders that have sold First Foundation company stock in the last year include Gerald L Larsen, Jacob Sonenshine, John Hakopian, John Michel, Scott F Kavanaugh and Ulrich E Keller Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Foundation.

FFWM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, BlackRock Inc., FLC Capital Advisors, Basswood Capital Management L.L.C., Geode Capital Management LLC and Geode Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought First Foundation stock in the last two years include David G Lake, James G Brakke and Max Briggs. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Foundation.

Shares of FFWM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FFWM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.50.

First Foundation has a market capitalization of $645.28 million and generates $243.08 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $42.96 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.17 on an earnings per share basis. First Foundation employs 482 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Foundation is http://www.ff-inc.com.

First Foundation's mailing address is 18101 VON KARMAN AVE SUITE 700, IRVINE CA, 92612. The bank can be reached via phone at 949-202-4160 or via email at [email protected]