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$5.92 -0.07 (-1.09%)
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FFWM vs. ABCB, CNOB, CVBF, DCOM, HOPE, OCFC, SBCF, WSFS, BKU, and KEY

Should you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), CVB Financial (CVBF), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF), WSFS Financial (WSFS), BankUnited (BKU), and KeyCorp (KEY). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

First Foundation vs. Its Competitors

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 8 more articles in the media than First Foundation. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 2 mentions for First Foundation. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat First Foundation's score of 0.67 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Foundation
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of First Foundation shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of First Foundation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -13.94%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat First Foundation's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
First Foundation -13.94%-0.73%-0.05%

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. First Foundation pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Foundation pays out -2.8% 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.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.51$358.68M$5.6813.03
First Foundation$66.26M7.37-$92.41M-$1.41-4.20

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.54%. First Foundation has a consensus target price of $6.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.49%. Given First Foundation's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Foundation is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
First Foundation
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Foundation has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats First Foundation on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FFWM vs. The Competition

MetricFirst FoundationState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$488.14M$1.50B$12.81B$10.16B
Dividend YieldN/A8.87%5.42%4.60%
P/E Ratio-4.429.67244.4626.40
Price / Sales7.373.4530.99174.59
Price / Cash1.2410.4719.2529.91
Price / Book0.361.052.316.28
Net Income-$92.41M$819.47M$1.01B$270.38M
7 Day Performance0.15%0.51%0.61%1.89%
1 Month Performance8.92%3.63%3.21%6.01%
1 Year Performance-10.23%3.89%541.40%25.26%

First Foundation Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FFWM
First Foundation
2.1884 of 5 stars
$5.93
-1.1%
$6.25
+5.5%
-9.7%$488.14M$66.26M-4.42710Positive News
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.6092 of 5 stars
$74.02
-0.5%
$72.14
-2.5%
+21.3%$5.08B$1.13B14.212,850Positive News
Dividend Announcement
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.9187 of 5 stars
$25.06
-0.2%
$30.25
+20.7%
+1.5%$1.26B$534.62M28.80520Positive News
CVBF
CVB Financial
3.7674 of 5 stars
$20.01
-0.4%
$23.25
+16.2%
+13.0%$2.77B$684.59M13.801,089Positive News
High Trading Volume
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
3.8771 of 5 stars
$30.81
flat
$36.88
+19.7%
+19.7%$1.35B$358.33M36.68820
HOPE
Hope Bancorp
4.8941 of 5 stars
$10.88
-0.5%
$13.25
+21.8%
-12.4%$1.40B$1.00B31.091,244
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.4509 of 5 stars
$17.89
-1.3%
$20.67
+15.5%
+1.2%$1.04B$692.36M12.69960
SBCF
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
2.821 of 5 stars
$30.46
-1.4%
$29.40
-3.5%
+12.4%$2.71B$808.99M18.691,504Positive News
WSFS
WSFS Financial
4.3952 of 5 stars
$55.35
-1.0%
$66.00
+19.2%
+6.5%$3.13B$1.40B12.142,309Positive News
BKU
BankUnited
4.1322 of 5 stars
$38.23
-2.8%
$41.75
+9.2%
+6.1%$2.96B$2.02B11.211,680Positive News
KEY
KeyCorp
4.6191 of 5 stars
$18.84
-1.2%
$19.39
+3.0%
+17.1%$20.90B$9.24B-269.0716,753Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:FFWM) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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