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In the latest session, First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF) closed at $55.43 down -0.52% from its previous closing price of $55.72. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of First American Financial Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.35.
On December 10, 2024, Keefe Bruyette Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform which previously was Outperform but kept the price unchanged to $80.
Keefe Bruyette Upgraded its Mkt Perform to Outperform on March 21, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $66 to $69.
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 Apr 24 ’25 when DEGIORGIO KENNETH D bought 250,669 shares for $62.79 per share.
Seaton Mark Edward sold 37,321 shares of FAF for $2,436,110 on Feb 25 ’25. The EVP & Chief Financial Officer now owns 158,491 shares after completing the transaction at $65.27 per share. On Feb 25 ’25, another insider, Cornehl Lisa W, who serves as the SVP, Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 3,057 shares for $65.49 each. As a result, the insider received 200,216 and left with 23,825 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.14.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FAF has reached a high of $70.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $51.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.66%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 103.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.33M. Insiders hold about 4.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.31% stake in the company.
