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The price of First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF) closed at $60.82 in the last session, down -1.09% from day before closing price of $61.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.22 million shares were traded. FAF stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $58.5.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FAF’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
On April 08, 2025, Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $75.
Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on December 10, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $80.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’25 when DOTI JAMES L sold 7,692 shares for $65.17 per share. The transaction valued at 501,298 led to the insider holds 69,091 shares of the business.
DOTI JAMES L bought 7,692 shares of FAF for $501,298 on Aug 28 ’25. On Aug 13 ’25, another insider, McCarthy Margaret M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,500 shares for $65.63 each. As a result, the insider received 229,705 and left with 28,095 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, FAF now has a Market Capitalization of 6197557760 and an Enterprise Value of 6075458048. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.857 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.028.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FAF is 1.29, which has changed by 0.033792853 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19226205 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FAF has reached a high of $68.64, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $53.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.57%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FAF traded on average about 665.53K shares per day over the past 3-months and 674930 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 101.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.44M. Insiders hold about 4.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.45% stake in the company. Shares short for FAF as of 1767139200 were 2127545 with a Short Ratio of 3.20, compared to 1764288000 on 2100918. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2127545 and a Short% of Float of 2.17.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FAF is 2.18, which was 2.17 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03529029. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.39.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of First American Financial Corp (FAF) is currently in progress, with 5.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.18, with high estimates of $1.39 and low estimates of $0.99.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.52 and $5.38 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.47. EPS for the following year is $5.95, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $6.09 and $5.8.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.8B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.88B to a low estimate of $1.6B. As of. The current estimate, First American Financial Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.69BFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.76B. There is a high estimate of $1.8B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.7B.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FAF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.18B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.13BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.67B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.76B and the low estimate is $7.56B.
