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First Advantage (FA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$13.92 -0.30 (-2.07%)
As of 03:28 PM Eastern
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About First Advantage Stock (NYSE:FA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.83
$14.20
50-Day Range
$12.66
$20.01
52-Week Range
$12.55
$20.79
Volume
689,560 shs
Average Volume
668,221 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.42 billion
P/E Ratio
465.17
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$66.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions worldwide. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and other products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, resident/tenant screening, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by personnel in recruiting, human resources, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, and/or security in global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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First Advantage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

FA MarketRank™: 

First Advantage scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 149th out of 324 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    First Advantage has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    First Advantage has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about First Advantage's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for First Advantage are expected to grow by 14.86% in the coming year, from $0.74 to $0.85 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of First Advantage is 465.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of First Advantage is 465.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 29.84.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    First Advantage has a P/B Ratio of 2.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FA.
  • Dividend Yield

    First Advantage does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    First Advantage does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FA.
  • News Sentiment

    First Advantage has a news sentiment score of 1.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.85 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for First Advantage this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, First Advantage insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $13,500.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.30% of the stock of First Advantage is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.91% of the stock of First Advantage is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about First Advantage's insider trading history.
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FA Stock News Headlines

First Advantage (FA) Gets a Buy from Stifel Nicolaus
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First Advantage price target lowered to $22 from $24 at BMO Capital
Needham Remains a Hold on First Advantage (FA)
First Advantage price target lowered to $20 from $22 at Barclays
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FA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

First Advantage's stock was trading at $18.73 at the start of the year. Since then, FA stock has decreased by 25.5% and is now trading at $13.96.
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First Advantage Co. (NYSE:FA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 12th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. The firm's revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis.

First Advantage (FA) raised $298 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, June 23rd 2021. The company issued 21,300,000 shares at $13.00-$15.00 per share. Barclays, BofA Securities and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO and Citigroup, Evercore ISI, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets, Stifel, HSBC, Citizens Capital Markets, KKR, MUFG, Loop Capital Markets, R. Seelaus & Co., LLC, Ramirez & Co., Inc. and Roberts & Ryan were co-managers.

Top institutional shareholders of First Advantage include FMR LLC (4.84%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.30%), Capital Research Global Investors (3.60%) and Capital World Investors (3.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph K Jaeger, Lake Group LLC Silver, James Lindsey Clark, Joelle M Smith, Steven Irwin Marks and Bret T Jardine.
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Shares of FA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Advantage investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/12/2024
Today
3/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:FA
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$66.80
High Stock Price Target
$249.00
Low Stock Price Target
$20.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+369.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.63
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
474.00
Forward P/E Ratio
19.22
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$37.29 million
Pretax Margin
0.88%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$860.21 million
Cash Flow
$1.39 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.25
Book Value
$6.25 per share
Price / Book
2.28

Miscellaneous

Free Float
163,501,000
Market Cap
$2.47 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.21

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This page (NYSE:FA) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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