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In the latest session, First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) closed at $12.63 down -2.55% from its previous closing price of $12.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.15 million shares were traded. FA stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.58.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of First Advantage Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.98 and its Current Ratio is at 1.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.63.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 2197500672 and an Enterprise Value of 4156277760. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.321 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.552.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FA is 1.20, which has changed by -0.28401363 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19736934 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FA has reached a high of $20.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.32. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -16.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -22.03%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FA has traded an average of 801.31K shares per day and 787070 over the past ten days. A total of 173.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.15M. Insiders hold about 55.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.99% stake in the company. Shares short for FA as of 1760486400 were 12491768 with a Short Ratio of 15.59, compared to 1757894400 on 11347825. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12491768 and a Short% of Float of 15.619999000000002.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 9.0 analysts analyze and rate . The current performance of First Advantage Corp (FA) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.27, with high estimates of $0.31 and low estimates of $0.25.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.02 and $0.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.97. EPS for the following year is $1.18, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $1.3 and $1.06.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 8 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $403.72M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $412M to a low estimate of $398.2M. As of . The current estimate, First Advantage Corp’s year-ago sales were $199.12MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $387.43M. There is a high estimate of $393M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $384.4M.
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 $1.63B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.65B and the low estimate is $1.61B.
