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| Open | 6.46 | Prev Close | 6.57 |
| High | 6.64 | Low | 6.38 |
| Volume | 531,972 | Volume (Avg) | 467,094 |
| 52 Week High | 25.55 | 52 Week Low | 7.87 |
| Market Cap | 1.1B | PE Ratio | -1.77 |
General
| Name | First Foundation Inc |
| Ticker | FFWM |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Industry | Banks-Regional |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 502 |
About First Foundation Inc
First Foundation Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to individuals, businesses, and other organizations in the United States. It operates through two segments, Banking, and Investment Management and Wealth Planning. The company offers a range of bank deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, interest-bearing negotiable order of withdrawal 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, and 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. It also provides various specialized services comprising trust services, internet 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, the company offers investment management and financial planning services; treasury management services; advisory and coordination services in the areas of estate planning, retirement planning, and charitable and business ownership issues; and financial, investment, and economic advisory and related services. Further, it provides support services, including the processing and transmission of financial and economic data for charitable organizations. The company operates through a network of 20 branch offices and 3 loan production offices in California, Nevada, and Hawaii. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 27.20 |
| Market Cap | 1,118,973,440 |
| PE Ratio | -1.77 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.80 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 13.32 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 4.27 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 1.49 |
Technicals
| Beta | 1.56 |
| 52 Week High | 25.55 |
| 52 Week Low | 7.87 |
| 50 Day Average | 22.60 |
| 200 Day Average | 18.47 |
Dividend
First Foundation Inc pays out a dividend of $0.28 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.77%.
FFWM's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on February 15, 2021.
They pay out 15.96% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| May 16, 2024 | $0.01 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | $0.01 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | $0.01 |
| Aug 17, 2023 | $0.02 |
| May 19, 2023 | $0.02 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | $0.11 |
| Nov 17, 2022 | $0.11 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | $0.11 |
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