A share price of First Advantage Corp [FA] is currently trading at $17.66, down -0.95%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The FA shares have gain 17.89% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 22.98%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
First Advantage Corp [NASDAQ: FA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 09, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform but kept the price target unchanged to $20 for it. Previously, Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on April 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $15. On December 11, 2024, BMO Capital Markets initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $20 on the stock. Wolfe Research downgraded its rating to Peer Perform for this stock on October 10, 2024. In a note dated April 23, 2024, William Blair initiated an Outperform rating.
First Advantage Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $12.32 and $20.79. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $21 within the next 12 months. First Advantage Corp [NASDAQ: FA] shares were valued at $17.66 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.91% based on the average FA price forecast.
Analyzing the FA fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for First Advantage Corp [NASDAQ:FA] were 1.05B which represents 109.30% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.03, Equity is -0.0 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.0.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 17.09 points at the first support level, and at 16.52 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.08, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.50.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for First Advantage Corp [NASDAQ:FA] is 1.96. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.96, and the Cash Ratio is 0.67. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.93, the price to book ratio is 2.40.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Marks Steven Irwin, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Mar 07 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were purchased. Chief Legal Officer, Jardine Bret T completed a deal on Mar 05 ’25 to sell 139.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Jardine Bret T bought 139.0 shares on Mar 05 ’25.
