First Foundation (FFWM) Competitors $5.18 -0.13 (-2.36%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.16 -0.01 (-0.19%) As of 05/21/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FFWM vs. BTDR, CUBI, PWP, IREN, CLBK, WULF, MBIN, LX, SUPV, and SIIShould you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Iris Energy (IREN), Columbia Financial (CLBK), TeraWulf (WULF), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), LexinFintech (LX), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), and Sprott (SII). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Foundation vs. Bitdeer Technologies Group Customers Bancorp Perella Weinberg Partners Iris Energy Columbia Financial TeraWulf Merchants Bancorp LexinFintech Grupo Supervielle Sprott First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) and Bitdeer Technologies Group (NASDAQ:BTDR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk. Is FFWM or BTDR more profitable? First Foundation has a net margin of -13.94% compared to Bitdeer Technologies Group's net margin of -18.27%. First Foundation's return on equity of -0.73% beat Bitdeer Technologies Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Foundation-13.94% -0.73% -0.05% Bitdeer Technologies Group -18.27%-13.47%-7.24% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FFWM or BTDR? First Foundation received 216 more outperform votes than Bitdeer Technologies Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Bitdeer Technologies Group an outperform vote while only 58.35% of users gave First Foundation an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirst FoundationOutperform Votes27658.35% Underperform Votes19741.65% Bitdeer Technologies GroupOutperform Votes60100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do insiders & institutionals believe in FFWM or BTDR? 73.1% of First Foundation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Bitdeer Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, FFWM or BTDR? Bitdeer Technologies Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bitdeer Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Foundation$69.21M6.16-$92.41M-$1.27-4.07Bitdeer Technologies Group$349.78M4.72-$56.66M-$3.70-3.99 Does the media favor FFWM or BTDR? In the previous week, Bitdeer Technologies Group had 16 more articles in the media than First Foundation. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Bitdeer Technologies Group and 3 mentions for First Foundation. First Foundation's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Bitdeer Technologies Group's score of 0.76 indicating that First Foundation is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Foundation 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bitdeer Technologies Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer FFWM or BTDR? First Foundation currently has a consensus price target of $6.80, indicating a potential upside of 31.40%. Bitdeer Technologies Group has a consensus price target of $20.20, indicating a potential upside of 36.95%. Given Bitdeer Technologies Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bitdeer Technologies Group is more favorable than First Foundation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Foundation 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Bitdeer Technologies Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 Which has more volatility & risk, FFWM or BTDR? First Foundation has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bitdeer Technologies Group has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFirst Foundation beats Bitdeer Technologies Group on 10 of the 19 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$426.35M$3.25B$11.49B$8.39BDividend Yield0.50%3.70%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio-3.8623.8022.4819.71Price / Sales6.163.0827.28117.39Price / Cash1.2410.6317.6234.62Price / Book0.321.192.794.50Net Income-$92.41M$372.21M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-3.09%-2.49%-0.01%0.20%1 Month Performance4.25%4.92%6.70%12.37%1 Year Performance-16.80%16.14%537.71%7.04% First Foundation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFWMFirst Foundation3.5529 of 5 stars$5.18-2.4%$6.80+31.4%-17.2%$426.35M$69.21M-3.86710Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBTDRBitdeer Technologies Group2.3936 of 5 stars$15.32+0.9%$20.20+31.9%+149.6%$1.72B$349.78M-29.46211Gap DownCUBICustomers Bancorp2.2663 of 5 stars$53.89-1.1%$64.00+18.8%+8.4%$1.70B$648.24M10.61640Analyst RevisionGap UpPWPPerella Weinberg Partners1.9765 of 5 stars$18.87-1.4%$23.00+21.9%+10.7%$1.67B$987.74M-11.94600Positive NewsGap UpIRENIris Energy4.1875 of 5 stars$8.54+1.5%$20.30+137.7%+20.1%$1.60B$283.73M0.00100Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionCLBKColumbia Financial0.5158 of 5 stars$15.03-1.1%$16.00+6.5%-8.4%$1.58B$189.02M-125.25750Positive NewsGap UpWULFTeraWulf2.5129 of 5 stars$4.00+2.8%$7.86+96.4%+91.7%$1.54B$132.02M-12.126Analyst RevisionMBINMerchants Bancorp3.685 of 5 stars$32.87-1.5%$47.50+44.5%-23.7%$1.51B$645.08M5.21480Dividend AnnouncementLXLexinFintech3.3235 of 5 stars$8.89+1.8%$13.60+53.0%+363.6%$1.50B$14.20B14.113,900Positive NewsEarnings ReportSUPVGrupo Supervielle2.3898 of 5 stars$16.41+5.0%$13.67-16.7%+109.7%$1.45B$1.15T22.794,810Positive NewsEx-DividendSIISprott1.1735 of 5 stars$56.30+1.3%N/A+22.3%$1.45B$170.57M30.93170Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bitdeer Technologies Group Competitors Customers Bancorp Competitors Perella Weinberg Partners Competitors Iris Energy Competitors Columbia Financial Competitors TeraWulf Competitors Merchants Bancorp Competitors LexinFintech Competitors Grupo Supervielle Competitors Sprott 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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