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In the latest session, First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) closed at $15.9 down -2.81% from its previous closing price of $16.36. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. FA stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.8.
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 Jun 09 ’25 when Clark James Lindsey sold 4,482 shares for $18.32 per share. The transaction valued at 82,110 led to the insider holds 48,960 shares of the business.
Clark James Lindsey bought 4,482 shares of FA for $82,110 on Jun 09 ’25. On Jun 02 ’25, another insider, Smith Joelle M, who serves as the President of the company, sold 45,934 shares for $16.99 each. As a result, the insider received 780,593 and left with 42,727 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 2766457088 and an Enterprise Value of 4725227008. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.776 whereas that against EBITDA is 27.913.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FA is 1.23, which has changed by -0.15917504 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 -6.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.55%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FA has traded an average of 955.13K shares per day and 613120 over the past ten days. A total of 173.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.89M. Insiders hold about 54.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.09% stake in the company. Shares short for FA as of 1755216000 were 11141106 with a Short Ratio of 11.66, compared to 1752537600 on 10305399. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11141106 and a Short% of Float of 13.930000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 10.0 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 $0.9 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 $404.69M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $412M to a low estimate of $399.8M. As of the current estimate, First Advantage Corp’s year-ago sales were $199.12MFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $389.66M. There is a high estimate of $396.98M 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 $1.52B, 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 $1.6B.
