Q1 EPS Estimates for First Foundation Reduced by Wedbush

First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ:FFWM) – Wedbush dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for First Foundation in a report released on Wednesday, October 30th. Wedbush analyst D. Chiaverini now expects that the bank will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.07. The consensus estimate for First Foundation’s current full-year earnings is ($0.13) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for First Foundation’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on FFWM. StockNews.com raised shares of First Foundation from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Stephens downgraded shares of First Foundation from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, First Foundation presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $7.80.

First Foundation Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:FFWM opened at $6.71 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $455.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.99 and a beta of 1.32. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $6.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. First Foundation has a 12 month low of $4.71 and a 12 month high of $11.47.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FFWM. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of First Foundation by 19.1% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 91,285 shares of the bank’s stock worth $689,000 after acquiring an additional 14,633 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new position in shares of First Foundation during the 1st quarter valued at $478,000. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of First Foundation during the 1st quarter valued at $199,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of First Foundation by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 46,380 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $350,000 after buying an additional 3,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of First Foundation by 48.7% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 114,849 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $867,000 after buying an additional 37,627 shares in the last quarter. 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.