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First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF) closed the day trading at $54.27 down -6.07% from the previous closing price of $57.78. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.67 million shares were traded. FAF stock price reached its highest trading level at $56.13 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.595.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of FAF, let’s look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Keefe Bruyette on March 21, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Outperform and sets its target price to $69 from $66 previously.
On November 15, 2023, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $53.Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating on November 15, 2023, with a $53 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 15 ’23 when Adams Steven a sold 1,800 shares for $56.20 per share. The transaction valued at 101,160 led to the insider holds 7,487 shares of the business.
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 5620038656. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.43. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.15.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FAF has reached a high of $65.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.54%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, FAF traded about 720.71K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, FAF traded about 590940 shares per day. A total of 103.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 98.24M. Insiders hold about 4.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.34% stake in the company. Shares short for FAF as of 1713139200 were 1416895 with a Short Ratio of 1.97, compared to 1710460800 on 1769262. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1416895 and a Short% of Float of 1.4199998999999999.
Dividends & Splits
FAF’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.11, up from 2.11 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036517825The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.29.
