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After finishing at $66.0 in the prior trading day, First American Financial Corp (NYSE: FAF) closed at $64.4, down -2.42%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded. FAF stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.18 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.85.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FAF by taking a closer look at its different ratios. 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:
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 Aug 28 ’25 when DOTI JAMES L sold 7,692 shares for $65.17 per share. The transaction valued at 501,298 led to the insider holds 69,091 shares of the business.
DOTI JAMES L bought 7,692 shares of FAF for $501,298 on Aug 28 ’25. On Aug 13 ’25, another insider, McCarthy Margaret M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,500 shares for $65.63 each. As a result, the insider received 229,705 and left with 28,095 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 6555920384 and an Enterprise Value of 7118419968. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.47. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.093 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.649.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FAF is 1.28, which has changed by -0.015139937 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 4.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.58%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.10M shares per day over the past 3-months and 514270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 90.23% stake in the company. Shares short for FAF as of 1755216000 were 2149095 with a Short Ratio of 1.95, compared to 1752537600 on 3276288. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2149095 and a Short% of Float of 2.19.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FAF’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.16, compared to 2.16 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032727275The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.4.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 4.0 analysts are actively evaluating the 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
3 analysts predict $1.87B in revenue for the current quarter. 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.
