FFWM vs. HMST, UNB, CNOB, CARO, BPFH, BUSE, SRCE, TCBK, STBA, and VBTX
Should you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include HomeStreet (HMST), Union Bankshares (UNB), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Carolina Financial (CARO), Boston Private Financial (BPFH), First Busey (BUSE), 1st Source (SRCE), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), S&T Bancorp (STBA), and Veritex (VBTX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
HomeStreet (NASDAQ:HMST) and First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
In the previous week, HomeStreet had 1 more articles in the media than First Foundation. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HomeStreet and 1 mentions for First Foundation. First Foundation's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat HomeStreet's score of 0.00 indicating that HomeStreet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
HomeStreet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Foundation. HomeStreet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Foundation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
HomeStreet has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Foundation has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
74.7% of HomeStreet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of First Foundation shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of HomeStreet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of First Foundation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
First Foundation received 11 more outperform votes than HomeStreet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.09% of users gave First Foundation an outperform vote while only 54.68% of users gave HomeStreet an outperform vote.
HomeStreet has a net margin of -8.97% compared to HomeStreet's net margin of -32.44%. HomeStreet's return on equity of 1.11% beat First Foundation's return on equity.
HomeStreet presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.96%. First Foundation has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.20%. Given HomeStreet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Foundation is more favorable than HomeStreet.
Summary
First Foundation beats HomeStreet on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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