Q2 EPS Forecast for First Advantage Boosted by Analyst

First Advantage Co. (NYSE:FA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for First Advantage in a report released on Wednesday, December 11th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now forecasts that the company will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.19. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Advantage's current full-year earnings is $0.75 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for First Advantage's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

First Advantage (NYSE:FA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $199.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $204.39 million. First Advantage had a net margin of 0.65% and a return on equity of 13.16%. First Advantage's quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.25 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on FA. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $22.00 target price on shares of First Advantage in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of First Advantage in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $20.00 target price on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of First Advantage in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of First Advantage from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada initiated coverage on First Advantage in a research note on Friday, November 15th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $22.00 price target for the company. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $53.29.

First Advantage Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of FA traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $19.18. 704,219 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 554,583. The company has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 639.33 and a beta of 1.17. First Advantage has a fifty-two week low of $14.01 and a fifty-two week high of $20.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 3.85 and a current ratio of 3.85. The stock's 50-day moving average is $18.95 and its 200-day moving average is $18.06.

Institutional Trading of First Advantage

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in First Advantage during the second quarter worth $378,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in First Advantage by 0.9% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 258,265 shares of the company's stock worth $4,150,000 after purchasing an additional 2,326 shares during the last quarter. Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. lifted its stake in First Advantage by 0.8% during the second quarter. Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. now owns 607,972 shares of the company's stock worth $9,770,000 after purchasing an additional 4,950 shares during the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its stake in First Advantage by 38.3% during the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 15,948 shares of the company's stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 4,414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in First Advantage by 10.2% during the second quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 26,827 shares of the company's stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 2,491 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.91% of the company's stock.

First Advantage Company Profile

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.