FirstService (FSV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FirstService Corporation is a North American property services company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company provides services to residential and commercial properties through two primary business segments: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands.

FirstService Residential provides property management and related services for condominium, cooperative, homeowners’ association and other residential communities. Its services include community administration, financial management, maintenance coordination, customer support and project management. The business operates across markets in the United States and Canada.

FirstService Brands operates a network of franchised and company-owned service businesses serving residential and commercial customers. Its brand portfolio includes property restoration, painting, flooring, window coverings, home inspections and custom storage services, among others. FirstService was founded in 1989 and is led by Chief Executive Officer Scott Patterson.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $128.03 to $129.95
• 50-Day Range: $126.87 to $146.53
• 52-Week Range: $119.41 to $189.05
• Volume: 79,080 shs
• Average Volume: 186,575 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 36.75
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: $184.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

FirstService Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FirstService scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

FirstService has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

FirstService has a consensus price target of $184.20, representing about 42.0% upside from its current price of $129.73.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

FirstService has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.70%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FirstService are expected to grow by 10.70% in the coming year, from $5.61 to $6.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FirstService is 36.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FirstService is 36.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 27.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

FirstService has a PEG Ratio of 2.87. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FirstService has a P/B Ratio of 4.31. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of FirstService has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

FirstService has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.87, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in FirstService has recently increased by 3.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

FirstService has a dividend yield of 0.95%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

FirstService has been increasing its dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of FirstService is 34.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, FirstService will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.65% next year. This indicates that FirstService will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

FirstService has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for FirstService this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, FirstService insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.35% of the stock of FirstService is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Real Estate Management & Development
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FSV
• CIK: 1637810
• Web: www.firstservice.com
• Phone: (416) 960-9566
• Fax: 64-7258-0008
• Employees: 31,000
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for FirstService: $184.20
• High Price Target: $215.00
• Low Price Target: $140.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 36.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.12
• P/E Growth: 2.87
• Net Income: $145.05 million
• Net Margins: 2.88%
• Pretax Margin: 5.06%
• Return on Equity: 18.07%
• Return on Assets: 5.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.03
• Current Ratio: 1.63
• Quick Ratio: 1.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.01
• Cash Flow: $9.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.88
• Book Value: $30.09 per share
• Price / Book: 4.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,670,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.67 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.95