FirstService (FSV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FirstService Corporation, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, is a leading provider of property services in North America. The company operates through two principal segments—FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands—offering a broad range of services to residential, commercial and homeowner association clients.

FirstService Residential delivers community management, financial oversight and consulting services to thousands of residential communities across the United States and Canada. Its offerings include administrative support, maintenance coordination, reserve fund management and strategic advisory services tailored to condominiums, co-operatives, homeowner associations and rental properties.

FirstService Brands comprises a network of specialist trade service companies—such as CertaPro Painters, Paul Davis Restoration, Flooring America and Paul Davis—that provide painting, restoration, flooring, renovation and remediation solutions. Through a combination of franchised and company-owned operations, this segment serves both residential and commercial customers throughout North America, focusing on quality workmanship and customer satisfaction.

Under the leadership of President and CEO Dean Dacko and Executive Chairman D. Scott Patterson, FirstService has grown its platform through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. The company’s ongoing investments in technology, training and service innovation aim to enhance operational efficiency and support long-term client relationships across its diversified property services portfolio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $162.88 to $171.88
• 50-Day Range: $164.64 to $208.43
• 52-Week Range: $153.13 to $209.66
• Volume: 517,723 shs
• Average Volume: 158,973 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.51 billion
• P/E Ratio: 54.52
• Dividend Yield: 0.67%
• Price Target: $213.60
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

FirstService Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

FirstService scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 322nd out of 944 stocks in the finance 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 2.86, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

FirstService has a consensus price target of $213.60, representing about 29.7% upside from its current price of $164.64.

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: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.14%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for FirstService are expected to grow by 12.14% in the coming year, from $5.27 to $5.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of FirstService is 54.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of FirstService is 54.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.18.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

FirstService has a P/B Ratio of 6.27. 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

0.73% 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 2.3, 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 18.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

FirstService has a dividend yield of 0.60%, 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 36.42%. 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 18.61% next year. This indicates that FirstService will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.73% 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 2.3, 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 18.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.78

News Sentiment

FirstService has a news sentiment score of 0.78. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.96 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for FirstService this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for FSV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added FirstService to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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.

FSV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FSV shares performed this year?

FirstService's stock was trading at $181.02 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, FSV stock has decreased by 9.0% and is now trading at $164.64.

How were FirstService's earnings last quarter?

FirstService Corporation (NASDAQ:FSV) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.76 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.76. The firm's revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are FirstService's major shareholders?

FirstService's top institutional shareholders include Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (2.68%), Copeland Capital Management LLC (0.73%), Baskin Financial Services Inc. (0.55%) and Fenimore Asset Management Inc (0.32%).

How do I buy shares of FirstService?

Shares of FSV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of FirstService own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that FirstService investors own include Netflix (NFLX), HubSpot (HUBS), Applied Materials (AMAT), NVIDIA (NVDA), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Adobe (ADBE) and Costco Wholesale (COST).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2025
• Last Earnings: 10/23/2025
• Today: 10/25/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REAL ESTATE OPS
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FSV
• CIK: 1637810
• Web: www.firstservice.com
• Phone: (416) 960-9566
• Fax: 64-7258-0008
• Employees: 30,000
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for FirstService: $213.60
• High Price Target: $225.00
• Low Price Target: $205.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 54.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 31.24
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $134.38 million
• Net Margins: 2.53%
• Pretax Margin: 5.02%
• Return on Equity: 18.44%
• Return on Assets: 5.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.99
• Current Ratio: 1.76
• Quick Ratio: 1.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.37
• Cash Flow: $6.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.55
• Book Value: $26.24 per share
• Price / Book: 6.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,599,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $7.51 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.99