Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of FAF Q3 Earnings

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of First American Financial in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 9th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now forecasts that the insurance provider will post earnings per share of $1.43 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.44. The consensus estimate for First American Financial's current full-year earnings is $5.35 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for First American Financial's FY2025 earnings at $4.98 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.84 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their target price on First American Financial from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th. Barclays reduced their target price on First American Financial from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of First American Financial from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, June 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, First American Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $74.50.

First American Financial Stock Down 5.5%

First American Financial stock traded down $3.32 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $56.64. The company had a trading volume of 7,058,997 shares, compared to its average volume of 783,038. First American Financial has a 52 week low of $53.17 and a 52 week high of $70.92. The firm has a market cap of $5.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.51 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a 50 day moving average of $58.91 and a 200-day moving average of $61.30.

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The insurance provider reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.53 billion. First American Financial had a return on equity of 10.05% and a net margin of 2.52%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.45 EPS.

Institutional Trading of First American Financial

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FAF. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new position in First American Financial in the second quarter valued at about $209,000. Reinhart Partners LLC. grew its position in shares of First American Financial by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,217,263 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $74,729,000 after purchasing an additional 13,286 shares during the period. Goldstone Financial Group LLC increased its stake in First American Financial by 38.8% during the 2nd quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC now owns 4,936 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 1,379 shares in the last quarter. Delphi Management Inc. MA acquired a new stake in First American Financial during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,113,000. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in First American Financial by 3.7% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 12,896 shares of the insurance provider's stock valued at $846,000 after buying an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.05% of the company's stock.

First American Financial Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 9th were issued a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 9th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.81%. First American Financial's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 143.05%.

About First American Financial

First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services. It operates through Title Insurance and Services, and Home Warranty segments. The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property, as well as offers related products and services internationally.