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The closing price of First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF) was $63.07 for the day%, Up $0.59% from the previous closing price of $62.7. In other words, the price has increased by $0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. FAF stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.185 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.35.
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 6420526080 and an Enterprise Value of 6983026176. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.072 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.427.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FAF is 1.28, which has changed by 0.036142588 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 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 6.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.66%.
Shares Statistics:
FAF traded an average of 1.22M shares per day over the past three months and 721800 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 102.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.06M. Insiders hold about 4.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.47% stake in the company. Shares short for FAF as of 1752537600 were 3276288 with a Short Ratio of 2.69, compared to 1749772800 on 1882594. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3276288 and a Short% of Float of 3.3299996999999997.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.16, FAF has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.16. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03444976The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.4.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 4.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of First American Financial Corp (FAF) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.37, with high estimates of $1.44 and low estimates of $1.22.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.38 and $5.0 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.21. EPS for the following year is $6.13, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $6.37 and $5.85.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 3 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.89B to a low estimate of $1.85B. As of the current estimate, First American Financial Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.41BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.86B. There is a high estimate of $1.92B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.8B.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FAF’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $7.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.08B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.16B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $6.13BBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $7.69B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.75B and the low estimate is $7.62B.
