Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Forecast for FAF Earnings

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of First American Financial in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 9th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the insurance provider will earn $1.43 per share 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 recently issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen raised First American Financial from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of First American Financial from $72.00 to $70.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of First American Financial from $75.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $74.50.

First American Financial Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of FAF stock opened at $59.99 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $61.34. The company has a market cap of $6.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.73 and a beta of 1.24. First American Financial has a 52 week low of $52.73 and a 52 week high of $70.92.

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The insurance provider reported $0.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.53 billion. First American Financial had a return on equity of 10.05% and a net margin of 2.52%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.45 EPS.

Institutional Trading of First American Financial

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in FAF. Reinhart Partners LLC. increased its position in 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 acquiring an additional 13,286 shares during the period. Goldstone Financial Group LLC raised its position in First American Financial by 38.8% in the second quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC now owns 4,936 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 1,379 shares during the period. Delphi Management Inc. MA bought a new stake in First American Financial in the second quarter worth about $1,113,000. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $846,000 after purchasing an additional 460 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lynx Investment Advisory grew its stake in First American Financial by 22.9% in the 1st quarter. Lynx Investment Advisory now owns 9,492 shares of the insurance provider's stock worth $623,000 after buying an additional 1,771 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.05% of the company's stock.

First American Financial Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 9th were issued a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.60%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 9th. First American Financial's dividend payout ratio is currently 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.

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