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 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for First Foundation's stock. Their FFWM share price forecasts range from $17.50 to $32.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $22.10 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 49.1% 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 40.4% and is now trading at $14.82.
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First Foundation saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 724,000 shares, a decrease of 46.8% from the October 31st total of 1,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 293,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 30th 2023.
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First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 25th. The bank reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.01. The bank earned $99.86 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $98 million. First Foundation had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.71% and a net margin of 29.45%.

First Foundation declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Thursday, November 17th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 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 3.09%. 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 20.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FFWM will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.85% 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.57%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.70%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.84%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.20%), State Street Corp (2.27%) and Jennison Associates LLC (1.37%). 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 $14.82.

First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) has a market capitalization of $835.70 million and generates $317.67 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $109.51 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.16 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.