First Foundation (FFWM) Competitors $5.28 +0.27 (+5.28%) As of 12:05 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FFWM vs. MBIN, CUBI, CLBK, SII, PWP, SUPV, CCB, VBTX, QCRH, and LXShould you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Sprott (SII), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Coastal Financial (CCB), Veritex (VBTX), QCR (QCRH), and LexinFintech (LX). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Foundation vs. Merchants Bancorp Customers Bancorp Columbia Financial Sprott Perella Weinberg Partners Grupo Supervielle Coastal Financial Veritex QCR LexinFintech Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:MBIN) and First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk. Does the media favor MBIN or FFWM? In the previous week, Merchants Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than First Foundation. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Merchants Bancorp and 15 mentions for First Foundation. First Foundation's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Merchants Bancorp's score of 0.30 indicating that First Foundation is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merchants Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First Foundation 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, MBIN or FFWM? Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Foundation has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MBIN or FFWM a better dividend stock? Merchants Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. First Foundation pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Merchants Bancorp pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Foundation pays out -3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts recommend MBIN or FFWM? Merchants Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 53.40%. First Foundation has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 27.72%. Given Merchants Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Merchants Bancorp is more favorable than First Foundation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Merchants Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67First Foundation 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MBIN or FFWM? First Foundation received 64 more outperform votes than Merchants Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.12% of users gave Merchants Bancorp an outperform vote while only 58.51% of users gave First Foundation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMerchants BancorpOutperform Votes21165.12% Underperform Votes11334.88% First FoundationOutperform Votes27558.51% Underperform Votes19541.49% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MBIN or FFWM? Merchants Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merchants Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMerchants Bancorp$666.97M2.13$320.39M$6.314.91First Foundation$53.19M8.19-$92.41M-$1.34-3.94 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MBIN or FFWM? 24.6% of Merchants Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of First Foundation shares are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Merchants Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of First Foundation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MBIN or FFWM more profitable? Merchants Bancorp has a net margin of 22.08% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -13.94%. Merchants Bancorp's return on equity of 22.86% beat First Foundation's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merchants Bancorp22.08% 22.86% 1.76% First Foundation -13.94%-0.73%-0.05% SummaryMerchants Bancorp beats First Foundation on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Foundation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FFWM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FFWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst FoundationState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$435.41M$3.07B$11.13B$7.97BDividend Yield0.50%3.87%5.77%4.23%P/E Ratio-3.9423.5722.1218.58Price / Sales8.193.0026.11103.15Price / Cash1.2410.6317.6034.62Price / Book0.321.162.664.26Net Income-$92.41M$372.21M$1.03B$248.31M7 Day Performance5.07%0.31%0.75%1.34%1 Month Performance1.54%-0.91%-0.24%3.92%1 Year Performance-3.21%17.04%538.49%5.33% First Foundation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFWMFirst Foundation3.4743 of 5 stars$5.29+5.3%$6.75+27.7%-8.0%$435.41M$53.19M-3.94710Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageMBINMerchants Bancorp3.8159 of 5 stars$31.06-4.5%$48.83+57.2%-25.4%$1.42B$666.97M4.92480Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCUBICustomers Bancorp3.8773 of 5 stars$44.01-3.3%$64.00+45.4%+9.5%$1.38B$687.50M8.66640Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpCLBKColumbia Financial0.7722 of 5 stars$13.07-1.6%$17.00+30.1%-18.9%$1.37B$179.88M-108.92750Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsSIISprott0.8689 of 5 stars$52.91+0.3%N/A+33.6%$1.37B$168.35M29.07170Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsPWPPerella Weinberg Partners2.3524 of 5 stars$15.53-1.7%$25.33+63.1%+15.1%$1.35B$878.04M-9.83600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSUPVGrupo Supervielle1.8499 of 5 stars$15.09-1.8%$13.67-9.4%+137.4%$1.34B$934.81B20.964,810Short Interest ↑Positive NewsCCBCoastal Financial4.1841 of 5 stars$83.89+0.8%$98.75+17.7%+112.4%$1.26B$452.86M25.81380Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsVBTXVeritex4.8378 of 5 stars$21.53-1.2%$30.90+43.5%+19.5%$1.17B$425.65M11.04770Short Interest ↓QCRHQCR4.0901 of 5 stars$65.83-1.6%$82.00+24.6%+18.2%$1.11B$337.71M9.81920Analyst RevisionLXLexinFintech4.065 of 5 stars$6.72-3.9%$13.60+102.4%+367.3%$1.10B$14.20B10.673,900Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Merchants Bancorp Competitors Customers Bancorp Competitors Columbia Financial Competitors Sprott Competitors Perella Weinberg Partners Competitors Grupo Supervielle Competitors Coastal Financial Competitors Veritex Competitors QCR Competitors LexinFintech Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FFWM) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump and Buffett Are Quietly Leading America’s Gold RevivalThe “Buffett Indicator” Predicts Gold Set To Dominate for Next Decade Each time the Buffett Indicator has...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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