How to buy First Foundation stock (FFWM)

First Foundation is a banks - regional business based in the US. First Foundation shares (FFWM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $6.21 – a decrease of 15.51% over the previous week. First Foundation employs 555 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $108.2 million.

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First Foundation stock price (NYSE: FFWM)

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First Foundation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$6.21
52-week range	$4.84 - $11.46
50-day moving average more info button	$7.51
200-day moving average more info button	$6.69
Wall St. target price	$7.75
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	$0.01 (0.63%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-1.26

Is it a good time to buy First Foundation stock?

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First Foundation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $6.21 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-16)	-15.51%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-22.67%
3 months (2024-09-23)	-3.27%
6 months (2024-06-21)	11.69%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-33.15%
2 years (2022-12-23)	-55.38%
3 years (2021-12-23)	23.9284
5 years (2019-12-23)	16.082

Is First Foundation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing First Foundation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of First Foundation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

First Foundation's PEG ratio

First Foundation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.8. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into First Foundation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

First Foundation financials

Revenue TTM	$108.2 million
Operating margin TTM	206.14%
Gross profit TTM	$366.4 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.57%
Return on equity TTM	-7.62%
Profit margin	-70.02%
Book value	$13.85
Market Capitalization more info button	$522.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

First Foundation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 33.33% of net profits

Recently First Foundation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), First Foundation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In First Foundation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.01 per share.

While First Foundation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that First Foundation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

First Foundation's most recent dividend payout was on 15 May 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 2 May 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have First Foundation's shares ever split?

First Foundation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 18 January 2017 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your First Foundation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for First Foundation shares which in turn could have impacted First Foundation's share price.

First Foundation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, First Foundation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $4.84 up to $11.4573. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while First Foundation's is 1.311. This would suggest that First Foundation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

First Foundation overview

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. The company also provides various specialized services comprising trust services, online and mobile banking, remote deposit capture services, merchant credit card services, ATM cards, Visa debit cards, and business sweep accounts, as well as insurance brokerage services and equipment financing solutions. In addition, it offers investment management and financial planning services; financial, investment, and economic advisory and related services; and treasury management services, such as bill pay, check/payee/ACH positive pay, wire origination, internal and external transfers, account reconciliation reporting, mobile deposit, lockbox, cash vault services and merchant processing. Further, the company provides support services, including the processing and transmission of financial and economic data for charitable organizations.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of First Foundation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 7.219% of First Foundation shares are held by insiders and 77.63% by institutions. How many people work for First Foundation?
Latest data suggests 555 work at First Foundation. When does the fiscal year end for First Foundation?
First Foundation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is First Foundation based?
First Foundation's address is: 200 Crescent Court, Dallas, TX, United States, 75201 What is First Foundation's ISIN number?
First Foundation's international securities identification number is: US32026V1044 What is First Foundation's CUSIP number?
First Foundation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 32026V104