Insider’s View: Deciphering First Advantage Corp (FA)’s Financial Health Through Ratios

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The price of First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) closed at $17.85 in the last session, down -0.94% from day before closing price of $18.02. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. FA stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.51.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at FA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.85 and its Current Ratio is at 3.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.61.

On September 14, 2023, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $17.Wolfe Research initiated its Outperform rating on September 14, 2023, with a $17 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 Nov 13 ’24 when Jaeger Joseph K. bought 67,777 shares for $18.28 per share.

Jaeger Joseph K. bought 10,000 shares of FA for $184,700 on Nov 11 ’24. On Nov 08 ’24, another insider, GAMSEY DAVID L, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 325,000 shares for $18.51 each.

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 3081838336 and an Enterprise Value of 3346188800. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 537.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 89.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.428 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.381.

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 $13.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.89%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, FA traded on average about 694.57K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1906270 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 145.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 72.22M. Insiders hold about 65.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 31.81% stake in the company. Shares short for FA as of 1730332800 were 7894225 with a Short Ratio of 11.37, compared to 1727654400 on 6341703. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7894225 and a Short% of Float of 10.16.

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