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The closing price of First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) was $13.13 for the day, down -1.65% from the previous closing price of $13.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. FA stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.04.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.26 and its Current Ratio is at 2.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.62.
On April 10, 2025, Barclays Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $15.
On December 11, 2024, BMO Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $20.BMO Capital Markets initiated its Outperform rating on December 11, 2024, with a $20 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 17 ’25 when Smith Joelle M sold 9,900 shares for $15.70 per share. The transaction valued at 155,468 led to the insider holds 42,727 shares of the business.
Smith Joelle M bought 9,900 shares of FA for $155,468 on Sep 17 ’25. On Jun 09 ’25, another insider, Clark James Lindsey, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 4,482 shares for $18.32 each. As a result, the insider received 82,110 and left with 48,960 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FA now has a Market Capitalization of 2286129408 and an Enterprise Value of 4188799488. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.866 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.807.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FA is 1.18, which has changed by -0.23714286 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FA has reached a high of $20.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.69%.
Shares Statistics:
FA traded an average of 813.23K shares per day over the past three months and 1146940 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 174.04M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.20M. Insiders hold about 55.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.22% stake in the company. Shares short for FA as of 1761868800 were 12156604 with a Short Ratio of 14.95, compared to 1759190400 on 12191508. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12156604 and a Short% of Float of 15.17.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 10.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.22, with high estimates of $0.29 and low estimates of $0.17.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.01 and $0.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.99. EPS for the following year is $1.19, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $1.33 and $1.08.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 8 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $397.7M to a low estimate of $385.87M. As of. The current estimate, First Advantage Corp’s year-ago sales were $307.12MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $370.48M. There is a high estimate of $372.32M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $368.8M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.55B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.53B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.54B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $860.21MBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.64B and the low estimate is $1.6B.
