Brokers Set Expectations for FFWM Q1 Earnings

First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of First Foundation in a note issued to investors on Friday, January 31st. DA Davidson analyst G. Tenner anticipates that the bank will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for First Foundation’s current full-year earnings is $0.46 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for First Foundation’s FY2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on First Foundation from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. StockNews.com cut First Foundation from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, First Foundation currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.75.

First Foundation Stock Performance

FFWM opened at $5.11 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $421.11 million, a P/E ratio of -3.82 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.77. First Foundation has a 1-year low of $4.66 and a 1-year high of $8.88.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of First Foundation during the 3rd quarter worth $72,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Foundation during the 3rd quarter worth $87,000. Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of First Foundation by 35.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 16,463 shares of the bank’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 4,336 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of First Foundation during the 3rd quarter worth $104,000. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of First Foundation by 76.5% during the 3rd quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 19,840 shares of the bank’s stock worth $124,000 after purchasing an additional 8,600 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.10% of the company’s stock.

About First Foundation

First Foundation Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides banking services, investment advisory, wealth management, and trust services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Banking and Wealth Management. It offers a range of deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing demand deposit accounts, money market accounts, and time certificate of deposits; and loan products consisting of multifamily and single family residential real estate loans, commercial real estate loans, commercial term loans, and line of credits, as well as consumer loans, such as personal installment loans and line of credits, and home equity line of credits.