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First Foundation Inc

FFWM
5.150USD
-0.180-3.38%
Close 11/07, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
425.80MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

First Foundation Inc

5.150
-0.180-3.38%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of First Foundation Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. The company shows weak stock market performance, in line with its weak fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

First Foundation Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
137 / 407
Overall Ranking
212 / 4614
Industry
Banking Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
6.583
Target Price
+27.83%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

First Foundation Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
First Foundation Inc. is a financial services company that provides a comprehensive platform of financial services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations. The Company and its subsidiaries offer personal banking, business banking, and private wealth management services, including investment, trust, insurance, and philanthropy services. Its comprehensive platform of financial services is designed to help each client at any stage in their financial journey. It operates through two segments: Banking and Investment Management and Wealth Planning (Wealth Management). The Banking segment includes the operations of First Foundation Bank (FFB), First Foundation Insurance Services (FFIS), First Foundation Public Finance (FFPF), and Blue Moon Management LLC. The Wealth Management segment includes the operations of First Foundation Advisors (FFA). Through FFB, it offers a range of loan products, deposit products, treasury management products and services, and trust services.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PB is 0.51, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 70.16M shares, decreasing 10.15% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Chuck Royce
Star Investor Chuck Royce holds 1.53M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company's current financial score is 5.73, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.05. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 60.64M, representing a year-over-year increase of 202.35%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 78.06%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.73
Change
0

Financials

6.88

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

2.57

Growth Potential

2.29

Shareholder Returns

6.91

First Foundation Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current valuation score is 9.79, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.67. Its current P/E ratio is -2.73, which is -1788.81% below the recent high of 46.02 and -140.53% above the recent low of -6.55.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.79
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 137/407
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.50, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.41. The average price target for First Foundation Inc is 6.75, with a high of 7.00 and a low of 6.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.50
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
6.583
Target Price
+27.83%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

295
Total
4
Median
5
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
First Foundation Inc
FFWM
4
Wells Fargo & Co
WFC
26
JPMorgan Chase & Co
JPM
26
Bank of America Corp
BAC
26
US Bancorp
USB
25
Regions Financial Corp
RF
25
1
2
3
...
59

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current price momentum score is 4.96, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 7.61. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 5.67 and the support level at 4.89, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.19
Change
-0.23

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(4)
Neutral(1)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.035
Sell
RSI(14)
38.832
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
10.707
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.207
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-120.254
Sell
Williams %R
98.718
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.304
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
5.272
Sell
MA10
5.348
Sell
MA20
5.435
Sell
MA50
5.678
Sell
MA100
5.489
Sell
MA200
5.309
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Banking Services industry's average of 5.27. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 84.71%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 3.95%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 3.75M shares, representing 4.52% of shares outstanding, with 2.60% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC
8.15M
--
North Reef Capital Management LP
7.62M
+35.76%
Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC
6.77M
--
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
4.37M
-2.78%
Fidelity Institutional Asset Management
4.23M
-0.43%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
3.75M
-9.48%
Fortress Investment Group, L.L.C.
4.04M
--
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
2.71M
+15.56%
Maltese Capital Management, LLC
2.21M
+31.62%
Keller (Ulrich E Jr)
2.16M
+0.03%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.02, which is lower than the Banking Services industry's average of 6.61. The company's beta value is 0.97. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.02
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.97
VaR
+5.15%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+44.48%
240-Day Volatility
+49.76%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+7.78%
120 days
+7.78%
5 years
+22.40%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-9.44%
120 days
-9.44%
5 years
-33.07%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.49
120 days
+0.06
5 years
-0.20

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+44.48%
3 years
+76.92%
5 years
+86.98%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.76
3 years
-0.28
5 years
-0.17
Skewness
240 days
-0.61
3 years
-0.11
5 years
-0.13

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+49.76%
5 years
+56.43%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.53%
5 years
+9.60%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+9.16%
240 days
+9.16%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+26.87%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+25.90%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.96%
120 days
+0.97%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-15.33%
60 days
-2.57%
120 days
-1.60%

Peer Comparison

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