First Financial Northwest, Inc.

NasdaqGS:FFNW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$197.9m

First Financial Northwest Valuation

Is FFNW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Book vs Peers

  • Price-To-Book vs Industry

  • Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FFNW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FFNW ($21.55) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($18.91)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FFNW is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FFNW?

Key metric: As FFNW is a barely profitable bank we use its Price-To-Book Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Book ratio for FFNW. This is calculated by dividing FFNW's market cap by their current book value.
What is FFNW's PB Ratio?
PB Ratio1.2x
BookUS$160.21m
Market CapUS$197.91m

Price to Book Ratio vs Peers

How does FFNW's PB Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PB ratio for FFNW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PBEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.8x
FIZN First Citizens Bancshares
1.1xn/aUS$208.5m
MFGI Merchants Financial Group
0.7xn/aUS$201.0m
BLFY Blue Foundry Bancorp
0.6x43.1%US$202.9m
MYFW First Western Financial
0.7x66.3%US$183.9m
FFNW First Financial Northwest
1.2x50.7%US$197.9m

Price-To-Book vs Peers: FFNW is expensive based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (1.2x) compared to the peer average (0.8x).

Price to Book Ratio vs Industry

How does FFNW's PB Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / BookEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.002xn/aUS$27.98m
SBNY Signature Bank
0.0003xn/aUS$2.18m
BKES.F Banco Espírito Santo
n/an/aUS$56.01k
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings
n/an/aUS$132.00
No more companies available in this PB range
FFNW 1.2xIndustry Avg. 1.0xNo. of Companies138PB00.61.21.82.43+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Book vs Industry: FFNW is expensive based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (1.2x) compared to the US Banks industry average (1x).

Price to Book Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FFNW's PB Ratio compared to its Fair PB Ratio? This is the expected PB Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FFNW PB Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PB Ratio1.2x
Fair PB Ration/a

Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate FFNW's Price-To-Book Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FFNW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$21.55
US$22.83
+6.0%
2.7%US$23.50US$22.00n/a3
Dec ’25US$22.60
US$22.83
+1.0%
2.7%US$23.50US$22.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$22.26
US$22.83
+2.6%
2.7%US$23.50US$22.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$22.37
US$22.83
+2.1%
2.7%US$23.50US$22.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$22.70
US$22.83
+0.6%
2.7%US$23.50US$22.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$21.10
US$22.83
+8.2%
2.7%US$23.50US$22.00n/a3
Jul ’25US$21.23
US$20.50
-3.4%
15.8%US$23.50US$16.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$21.25
US$20.50
-3.5%
15.8%US$23.50US$16.00n/a3
May ’25US$20.17
US$20.50
+1.6%
15.8%US$23.50US$16.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$20.69
US$20.50
-0.9%
15.8%US$23.50US$16.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$20.81
US$20.50
-1.5%
15.8%US$23.50US$16.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$20.87
US$21.25
+1.8%
14.6%US$23.50US$16.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$13.48
US$14.75
+9.4%
8.8%US$16.00US$13.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$12.24
US$14.00
+14.4%
8.7%US$16.00US$13.00US$22.604
Nov ’24US$10.82
US$14.38
+32.9%
12.9%US$17.50US$13.00US$22.264
Oct ’24US$12.72
US$14.88
+16.9%
10.2%US$17.50US$14.00US$22.374
Sep ’24US$12.51
US$14.88
+18.9%
10.2%US$17.50US$14.00US$22.704
Aug ’24US$12.15
US$14.88
+22.4%
10.2%US$17.50US$14.00US$21.104
Jul ’24US$11.37
US$14.88
+30.8%
10.2%US$17.50US$14.00US$21.234
Jun ’24US$10.15
US$14.88
+46.6%
10.2%US$17.50US$14.00US$21.254
May ’24US$11.46
US$14.88
+29.8%
10.2%US$17.50US$14.00US$20.174
Apr ’24US$12.77
US$17.13
+34.1%
7.3%US$18.00US$15.00US$20.694
Mar ’24US$14.93
US$17.63
+18.1%
2.4%US$18.00US$17.00US$20.814
Feb ’24US$15.11
US$18.19
+20.4%
4.3%US$19.00US$17.00US$20.874
Jan ’24US$14.98
US$18.19
+21.4%
4.3%US$19.00US$17.00US$13.484
Dec ’23US$15.15
US$18.19
+20.0%
4.3%US$19.00US$17.00US$12.244

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 06:33
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

First Financial Northwest, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey RulisD.A. Davidson & Co.
null nullD.A. Davidson & Co.
Christopher MarinacFIG Partners