First Advantage
FA
18.37
-0.12
-0.65%
First Advantage
US · FA
#2447 by market cap
Listed 2021
18.37
-0.12
-0.65%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 323s ago
· 2026-10-07 20:02
After-hours
18.37
0.00%
- Market cap
- 3.16B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 122.47
- P/Bi
- 2.44
- EPSi
- -0.20
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 58%
Reader sentiment
Are you bullish or bearish on FA?
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
Analyst consensus 8 analysts
Buy
Avg price target
26.50 +44.3%
Price target rangecurrent 18.37
Low22.00
Avg26.50
High30.00
Buy 75%
Hold 25%
Sell 0%
Recent ratings (25)
| Date | Firm | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | Needham | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-09-16 | Barclays | -- | BUY | 30.00 |
| 2026-09-11 | Barclays | -- | BUY | 30.00 |
| 2026-09-10 | Needham | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-08-17 | BMO Capital | -- | BUY | 28.00 |
| 2026-08-17 | Citi | -- | HOLD | 22.00 |
| 2026-08-11 | Stifel | -- | BUY | 27.00 |
| 2026-08-11 | Needham | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-08-10 | J.P. Morgan | -- | BUY | 28.00 |
| 2026-08-07 | Barclays | -- | BUY | 30.00 |
| 2026-08-06 | William Blair | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-08-06 | Needham | -- | BUY | 28.00 |
| 2026-08-06 | RBC Capital | -- | HOLD | 24.00 |
| 2026-07-31 | RBC Capital | -- | HOLD | 21.00 |
| 2026-06-23 | Needham | -- | HOLD | -- |
| 2026-05-11 | Citi | -- | HOLD | 18.00 |
| 2026-05-08 | Stifel | -- | BUY | 18.00 |
| 2026-05-08 | Needham | -- | HOLD | -- |
| 2026-05-08 | Barclays | -- | BUY | 20.00 |
| 2026-05-08 | J.P. Morgan | -- | BUY | 18.00 |
| 2026-05-07 | William Blair | -- | BUY | 15.00 |
| 2026-05-07 | RBC Capital | -- | HOLD | 17.00 |
| 2026-04-07 | BMO Capital | -- | BUY | 15.00 |
| 2026-03-06 | Citi | -- | HOLD | 15.00 |
| 2026-03-06 | Barclays | -- | BUY | 15.00 |
Quant vs Street three independent views, side by side
StockVane factor grade
B
Momentum strategy signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Buy
Mostly aligned, one view stands apart.
Not investment advice. The factor grade ranks this stock on fundamentals against StockVane's covered universe; the momentum strategy signal is a rules-based backtest, not a recommendation; analyst consensus reflects sell-side coverage. The three use different methods and can reasonably disagree.
Price target trend monthly average, last 3 years
✦ Quant Analyst Revision Trend how this is computed
Improving
2
■ Upgrades■ Downgrades
- 2 upgrades vs 0 downgrades among tracked analyst rating changes.
- Most recent: Needham moved from Hold to Buy on 2026-08-06.
Recent rating changes
| Date | Firm | Change | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Needham | HOLD → BUY | 28.00 |
| 2026-03-06 | Barclays | HOLD → BUY | 15.00 |
Earnings history price reaction on the day
| Period | Report date | Session | Options expected | Actual move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/Q2 | 2026-08-06 | -- | ±21.06% | +17.32% (in line) |
| 2026/Q1 | 2026-05-07 | -- | -- | +23.13% |
| 2025/Q4 | 2026-02-26 | -- | ±27.84% | +22.79% (in line) |
| 2025/Q3 | 2025-11-06 | -- | -- | +6.73% |
| 2025/Q2 | 2025-08-07 | -- | ±19.12% | +7.96% (in line) |
| 2025/Q1 | 2025-05-08 | -- | -- | +19.10% |
| 2024/Q4 | 2025-02-27 | -- | -- | -12.46% |
| 2024/Q3 | 2024-11-12 | -- | ±13.09% | +0.05% (in line) |
| 2024/Q2 | 2024-08-08 | -- | -- | +4.38% |
| 2024/Q1 | 2024-05-09 | -- | -- | +0.49% |
| 2023/Q4 | 2024-02-29 | -- | -- | -7.01% |
| 2023/Q3 | 2023-11-09 | -- | -- | +1.42% |
"Options expected" is the pre-earnings options market's implied move (a straddle-style estimate), shown next to what actually happened.
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