At the time of writing, First American Financial Corp [FAF] stock is trading at $62.03, down -2.65%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The FAF shares have lost -1.62% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.78%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to Outperform on April 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $75. On December 10, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Mkt Perform but maintained its price target of $80 on the stock. Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating to an Outperform and increased its price target to $69 on March 21, 2024. Deutsche Bank initiated its recommendation with a Buy. Barclays started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on November 15, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $53.
For the past year, the stock price of First American Financial Corp fluctuated between $53.09 and $70.92. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $73.5 within the next 12 months. First American Financial Corp [NYSE: FAF] shares were valued at $62.03 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.49% based on the average FAF price forecast.
Analyzing the FAF fundamentals
According to First American Financial Corp [NYSE:FAF], the company’s sales were 7.09B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 40.74% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.72% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is -0.06.
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 61.46 points at the first support level, and at 60.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 63.09, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 64.15.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that First American Financial Corp [NYSE:FAF] has a current ratio of 1.95. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.89, the price to book ratio is 1.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.33.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved DOTI JAMES L, Director, that happened on Aug 28 ’25 when 7692.0 shares were sold. Director, DOTI JAMES L completed a deal on Aug 28 ’25 to buy 7692.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director McCarthy Margaret M sold 3500.0 shares on Aug 13 ’25.
