Why First Advantage Corporation’s (FA) Stock Is Down 5.12%
As of Monday, August 17, First Advantage Corporation’s FA share price has dipped by 5.12%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Michael Rose
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| Industrials | Professional Services |
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| Share Statistics | FA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $3,646.3 | $1,093.9 | 62% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 173.2 | 39.0 | 74% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 96.2% | 87.3% | 69% |
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| Float (Mil) | 94.0 | 34.7 | 60% |
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| Beta | 1.17 | 0.77 | 70% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 3,361 | 444 | 89% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
29.2% | 68.7% | 68% |
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| Growth | FA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 25.3% | 7.4% | 86% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 16.2% | 8.0% | 66% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 11.5% | 11.8% | 49 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (6.0%) | (13.8%) | 60% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Current EPS | $0.335 | $1.276 | $1.502 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.338 | $1.225 | $1.429 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.338 | $1.225 | $1.429 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 241.8% | (734.8%) | (987.1%) | |
| Financials | FA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,663 | $1,344 | 57% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $25 | $37 | 50% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $0.145 | $0.800 | 45% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $261 | $153 | 62% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $54 | $0 | 71% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $2,038 | $214 | 74% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $5,925 | $1,666 | 65% |
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| Valuation | FA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 2.82 | 2.66 | 62% |
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| P/E | 146.4 | 23.9 | 96% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 12.7 | 1.3 | 96% |
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| Ratios | FA | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 45.2% | 36.5% | 56% |
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| Net Margin | 1.5% | 3.2% | 36% |
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| ROA | 0.7% | 3.1% | 43% |
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| ROE | 1.9% | 8.4% | 38% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 65.5% | 59.0% | 61% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 5 | 82% |
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First Advantage Corporation did not pass any screens on 8/20/2026.
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