Alert: Negative Investment/Fundamental Signals (5/3/24)-First Financial Northwest Inc (NASDAQ: FFNW)

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Significant negative changes in fundamentals have recently occurred for First Financial Northwest Inc (NASDAQ: FFNW): the consensus estimate for December, 2024 decreased significantly, significant quarterly earnings deceleration occurred, and the consensus estimate for December, 2025 decreased significantly.

First Financial Northwest Inc (NASDAQ: FFNW) has recently experienced significant negative changes in investment behavior: negative upside/downside volume developed.

In light of these highly negative signals we are reviewing our current Overall Rating of C. We would view the shares with caution pending completion of this review in the next several days.

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Current PriceTarget Research Rating

With future capital returns forecasted to be in line with the cost of capital, FFNW is expected to continue to be Value Creation neutral.

First Financial Northwest has a current Value Trend Rating of C (High Neutral). This rating combines very contradictory signals from two proprietary PTR measures of a stock’s attractiveness. First Financial Northwest has a poor Appreciation Score of 24 but a very high Power Rating of 90, and the High Neutral Value Trend Rating results.

Recent Price Action

First Financial Northwest Inc (NASDAQ: FFNW) stock closed at $20.40 on 5/3/24 after a modest gain of 0.4%. However, this advance was accompanied by below average trading volume at 74% of normal. The stock is unchanged during the last week but has been exceptionally strong relative to the market over the last nine months.

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