First Advantage (FA) Competitors

Bilibili (NASDAQ:BILI) and First Advantage (NYSE:FA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk.

Is BILI or FA more profitable?

First Advantage has a net margin of 0.65% compared to Bilibili's net margin of -5.01%. First Advantage's return on equity of 13.16% beat Bilibili's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bilibili	-5.01%	-8.23%	-3.60%
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BILI or FA?

First Advantage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bilibili. Bilibili is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Advantage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bilibili	$26.83B	0.31	-$187.34M	-$0.45	-44.80
First Advantage	$860.21M	2.87	$37.29M	-$0.69	-20.61

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BILI or FA?

16.1% of Bilibili shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of Bilibili shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of First Advantage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BILI or FA?

Bilibili has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Advantage has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BILI or FA?

Bilibili currently has a consensus target price of $21.11, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. First Advantage has a consensus target price of $66.80, indicating a potential upside of 369.76%. Given First Advantage's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Advantage is more favorable than Bilibili.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bilibili	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media prefer BILI or FA?

In the previous week, Bilibili had 1 more articles in the media than First Advantage. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bilibili and 7 mentions for First Advantage. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Bilibili's score of 1.08 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bilibili	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Advantage	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BILI or FA?

Bilibili received 372 more outperform votes than First Advantage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Bilibili an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave First Advantage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bilibili	Outperform Votes 405 61.74%	Underperform Votes 251 38.26%
First Advantage	Outperform Votes 33 60.00%	Underperform Votes 22 40.00%

Summary

First Advantage beats Bilibili on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.