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After finishing at $13.51 in the prior trading day, First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) closed at $14.00, up 3.63%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. FA stock price reached its highest trading level at $14.105 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.655.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.90 and its Current Ratio is at 1.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.63.
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 this company, BMO Capital Markets on December 11, 2024, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $20.
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 Mar 07 ’25 when Marks Steven Irwin bought 1,000 shares for $13.50 per share. The transaction valued at 13,500 led to the insider holds 20,189 shares of the business.
Jardine Bret T sold 139 shares of FA for $1,915 on Mar 05 ’25. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 6,132 shares after completing the transaction at $13.78 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Jardine Bret T, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 139 shares for $13.78 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 2429181952 and an Enterprise Value of 4417299456. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.135 whereas that against EBITDA is 52.88.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FA is 1.23, which has changed by -0.12115502 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 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 $12.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.39%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.56%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 850.89K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1076670 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 173.17M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 77.98M. Insiders hold about 55.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 49.88% stake in the company. Shares short for FA as of 1740700800 were 4965019 with a Short Ratio of 5.84, compared to 1738281600 on 5741951. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4965019 and a Short% of Float of 6.3100000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
