First Advantage Co. (NYSE:FA - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of First Advantage in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 11th. William Blair analyst A. Nicholas now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.19. William Blair has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for First Advantage's current full-year earnings is $0.75 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for First Advantage's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS.

First Advantage (NYSE:FA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $199.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $204.39 million. First Advantage had a return on equity of 13.16% and a net margin of 0.65%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.25 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wolfe Research lowered shares of First Advantage from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a report on Thursday, October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada began coverage on shares of First Advantage in a report on Friday, November 15th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $22.00 target price on the stock. BMO Capital Markets initiated coverage on First Advantage in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $20.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup boosted their price target on First Advantage from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of First Advantage in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $53.29.

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NYSE FA opened at $19.34 on Monday. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $18.96 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 3.85 and a quick ratio of 3.85. First Advantage has a 1 year low of $14.01 and a 1 year high of $20.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.34 billion, a PE ratio of 644.67 and a beta of 1.17.

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FA. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in First Advantage by 57.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 81,669 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,621,000 after acquiring an additional 29,752 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of First Advantage by 0.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,294,063 shares of the company's stock worth $25,692,000 after acquiring an additional 9,718 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in First Advantage by 6.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,253,081 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,874,000 after purchasing an additional 72,400 shares during the period. Fred Alger Management LLC increased its holdings in First Advantage by 26.7% in the 3rd quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 1,017,228 shares of the company's stock worth $20,192,000 after acquiring an additional 214,134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boussard & Gavaudan Investment Management LLP purchased a new position in shares of First Advantage in the third quarter valued at approximately $434,000. 94.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, identity, and verification solutions worldwide. It offers pre-onboarding products and solutions, such as criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening, and other screening products.

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