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The closing price of First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) was $17.45 for the day, up 1.93% from the previous closing price of $17.12. In other words, the price has increased by $1.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.42 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.66.
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:
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 Jun 02 ’25 when Smith Joelle M bought 45,934 shares for $16.99 per share.
Jardine Bret T sold 146 shares of FA for $2,654 on May 12 ’25. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 6,666 shares after completing the transaction at $18.18 per share. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Jardine Bret T, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 146 shares for $18.18 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.37.
Stock Price History:
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 13.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.83%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 173.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.03M. Insiders hold about 55.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 54.22% stake in the company.
