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The price of First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) closed at $16.39 in the last session, down -1.68% from day before closing price of $16.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. FA stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.34.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
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 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 2851712512 and an Enterprise Value of 4859199488. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.883 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.704.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FA is 1.24, which has changed by -0.1369142 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 -3.85%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.92%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FA traded on average about 981.93K shares per day over the past 3-months and 728210 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 173.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.16M. Insiders hold about 55.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.09% stake in the company. Shares short for FA as of 1753920000 were 10826083 with a Short Ratio of 11.03, compared to 1751241600 on 9986161. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10826083 and a Short% of Float of 13.56.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 10.0 analysts. 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
According to 8 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $404.69M. 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.
