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The closing price of First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF) was $56.34 for the day, down -3.10% from the previous closing price of $58.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.79 million shares were traded. FAF stock price reached its highest trading level at $57.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $56.34.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FAF’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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:
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 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:
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 5797386240 and an Enterprise Value of 6742431232. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.073 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.955.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FAF is 1.26, which has changed by -0.036593735 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FAF has reached a high of $70.92, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $53.09. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.00%.
Shares Statistics:
FAF traded an average of 1.14M shares per day over the past three months and 2087910 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 103.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.11M. Insiders hold about 4.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.39% stake in the company. Shares short for FAF as of 1749772800 were 1882594 with a Short Ratio of 2.08, compared to 1747267200 on 1447603. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1882594 and a Short% of Float of 1.9.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.15, FAF has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.16. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036979705The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.39.
