The stock of First Foundation Inc (FFWM) has seen a -8.67% decrease in the past week, with a -4.85% drop in the past month, and a -26.77% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.15%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.52% for FFWM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.90% for FFWM’s stock, with a simple moving average of -12.60% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in First Foundation Inc (NYSE: FFWM) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.38.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FFWM is 72.12M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.94% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of FFWM on January 30, 2025 was 488.94K shares.
FFWM) stock’s latest price update
First Foundation Inc (NYSE: FFWM)’s stock price has gone decline by -9.11 in comparison to its previous close of 6.26, however, the company has experienced a -8.67% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-30 that Although the revenue and EPS for First Foundation (FFWM) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Analysts’ Opinion of FFWM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FFWM stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for FFWM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for FFWM in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $9 based on the research report published on July 03, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
FFWM Trading at -16.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FFWM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -46.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.15%, as shares sank -2.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.13% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FFWM fell by -6.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.12. In addition, First Foundation Inc saw -8.37% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FFWM starting from KAVANAUGH SCOTT F, who proposed sale 636,160 shares at the price of $6.58 back on Dec 18 ’24. After this action, KAVANAUGH SCOTT F now owns shares of First Foundation Inc, valued at $4,182,752 using the latest closing price.
KELLER ULRICH E. JR, the Chairman of First Foundation Inc, sale 25,000 shares at $8.16 during a trade that took place back on Feb 29 ’24, which means that KELLER ULRICH E. JR is holding 1,230,622 shares at $203,975 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FFWM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for First Foundation Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -7.62, with -0.57 for asset returns.
Based on First Foundation Inc (FFWM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -191.87 million with net debt to EBITDA at -6.53. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.6for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.24.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, First Foundation Inc (FFWM) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
