First Foundation Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Foundation in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" First Foundation stock.
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First Foundation saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,090,000 shares, an increase of 55.5% from the May 31st total of 701,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 164,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.6 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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First Foundation is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 26th 2021.
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First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 27th. The bank reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.06. First Foundation had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.72% and a net margin of 31.53%.
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First Foundation's stock was trading at $12.24 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FFWM shares have increased by 91.8% and is now trading at $23.48.
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First Foundation declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share on Friday, August 20th. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 6th.
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First Foundation pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.61%. First Foundation does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of First Foundation is 19.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, First Foundation will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.25% next year. This indicates that First Foundation will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for First Foundation's stock. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect First Foundation's stock price to reach $25.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to First Foundation include Wintrust Financial (WTFC), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Hancock Whitney (HWC), First Hawaiian (FHB), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (HOMB), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Associated Banc (ASB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Independent Bank Group (IBTX), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB) and Silvergate Capital (SI).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Foundation investors own include Square (SQ), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), AbbVie (ABBV), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Enbridge (ENB), Ford Motor (F), General Electric (GE) and Huntington Bancshares (HBAN).

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

First Foundation's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. (0.40%), Cooper Financial Group (0.04%) and Hodges Capital Management Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own First Foundation 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 and Ulrich E Keller Jr.
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FFWM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold First Foundation company stock in the last year include John Hakopian, Mitchell M Rosenberg, Sandra I Coufal, and Ulrich E Keller Jr.
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FFWM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cooper Financial Group, and Hodges Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought First Foundation stock in the last two years include David G Lake, David S Depillo, Diane M Rubin, Elizabeth A Pagliarini, and Scott F Kavanaugh.
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Shares of FFWM 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 $23.48.

First Foundation has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion and generates $298.54 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $84.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.88 on an earnings per share basis.

First Foundation employs 502 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Foundation is www.firstfoundationinc.com.

First Foundation is headquartered at 18101 VON KARMAN AVE SUITE 700, IRVINE CA, 92612.

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]