FFWM vs. BWB, BSRR, MOFG, EBTC, RRBI, RBB, MPB, FBIZ, WTBA, and FFIC
Should you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC), Red River Bancshares (RRBI), RBB Bancorp (RBB), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), West Bancorporation (WTBA), and Flushing Financial (FFIC). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
First Foundation (NASDAQ:FFWM) and Bridgewater Bancshares (NASDAQ:BWB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, First Foundation and First Foundation both had 2 articles in the media. Bridgewater Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat First Foundation's score of -0.11 indicating that Bridgewater Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Foundation presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 80.27%. Bridgewater Bancshares has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.33%. Given First Foundation's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Foundation is more favorable than Bridgewater Bancshares.
First Foundation received 137 more outperform votes than Bridgewater Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.22% of users gave First Foundation an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Bridgewater Bancshares an outperform vote.
73.1% of First Foundation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.8% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of First Foundation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Bridgewater Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Bridgewater Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Foundation. First Foundation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgewater Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Foundation has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgewater Bancshares has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bridgewater Bancshares has a net margin of 15.37% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -32.44%. Bridgewater Bancshares' return on equity of 10.20% beat First Foundation's return on equity.
Summary
Bridgewater Bancshares beats First Foundation on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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