Stock Evaluator: First Advantage Corporation (FA)

First Advantage Corporation FA

$20.87 -0.36 -1.70%
August 21, 2026 2:14:58 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 693,523
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Industrials Professional Services

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COMPANY SUMMARY
First Advantage Corporation provides employment background screening, digital identity, and verification solutions internationally. 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. The company also provides post-onboarding solutions, including criminal records monitoring, I-9 verification, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media screening, and global sanctions and licenses; and adjacent products comprising fleet/vehicle compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, and investigative research. Its products and solutions are used by executive management, human resources, talent acquisition, risk, compliance, vendor management, safety, global enterprises, mid-sized, and small companies. The company was formerly known as Fastball Intermediate, Inc. and changed its name to First Advantage Corporation in March 2021. First Advantage Corporation was founded in 2002 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics FA Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $3,646.3 $1,093.9 62%
Shares Out (Mil) 173.2 39.0 74%
Institutional Ownership 96.2% 87.3% 69%
Float (Mil) 94.0 34.7 60%
Beta 1.17 0.77 70%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 3,361 444 89%
Price Change
(52-week)
29.2% 68.7% 68%
Growth FA Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 25.3% 7.4% 86%
Net Income (5yr) 16.2% 8.0% 66%
EPS (5yr) 11.5% 11.8% 49
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 0.0% 0%
Cash Flow (5yr) (6.0%) (13.8%) 60%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# 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)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $1,663 $1,344 57%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $25 $37 50%
EPS (TTM) $0.145 $0.800 45%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $261 $153 62%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $54 $0 71%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $2,038 $214 74%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $5,925 $1,666 65%
Valuation FA Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 2.82 2.66 62%
P/E 146.4 23.9 96%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0%
PEG (5yr hist) 12.7 1.3 96%
Ratios FA Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 45.2% 36.5% 56%
Net Margin 1.5% 3.2% 36%
ROA 0.7% 3.1% 43%
ROE 1.9% 8.4% 38%
Liabilities to Assets 65.5% 59.0% 61%
F-Score 7 5 82%

First Advantage Corporation did not pass any screens on 8/20/2026.

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