FY2026 Earnings Estimate for First Foundation Inc. Issued By Wedbush (NASDAQ:FFWM)

First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM) – Analysts at Wedbush issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of First Foundation in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, September 24th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini anticipates that the bank will earn $0.55 per share for the year. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $5.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Foundation’s current full-year earnings is ($0.06) per share.

First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The bank reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.05. First Foundation had a net margin of 1.34% and a return on equity of 1.07%. The firm had revenue of $164.57 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $54.23 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.07 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on FFWM. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $6.00 price objective on shares of First Foundation in a research note on Wednesday, July 3rd. Raymond James downgraded First Foundation from a “strong-buy” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 3rd. StockNews.com downgraded shares of First Foundation from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Stephens raised their target price on shares of First Foundation from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Finally, DA Davidson raised shares of First Foundation from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $8.00 to $9.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, First Foundation presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.80.

First Foundation Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:FFWM opened at $6.29 on Wednesday. First Foundation has a 52-week low of $4.41 and a 52-week high of $11.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.04. The company has a market capitalization of $426.78 million, a P/E ratio of -1.72 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Riverview Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of First Foundation in the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Caxton Associates LP acquired a new position in shares of First Foundation during the 1st quarter worth approximately $123,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd bought a new position in shares of First Foundation during the fourth quarter worth approximately $126,000. Boston Partners acquired a new stake in shares of First Foundation in the first quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of First Foundation by 8.5% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 20,759 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 1,632 shares during the period. 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.