First Advantage (FA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Advantage Corporation (NYSE: FA) is a global provider of employment background screening and workforce-management solutions. The company helps employers make informed hiring and onboarding decisions through services that may include criminal-record searches, identity verification, employment and education verification, professional-license checks, drug and health screening, and ongoing workforce monitoring.

Its technology platform is designed to support the hiring and compliance processes of organizations of varying sizes and across multiple industries. First Advantage also offers related services such as applicant and employee onboarding, workforce compliance support, and employment tax-credit screening.

First Advantage serves customers in the United States and international markets, supporting screening and workforce programs across numerous countries and jurisdictions. The company expanded its operations through the acquisition of Sterling Check in 2024, combining two established providers in the background-screening industry. First Advantage is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Scott Staples.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.86 to $18.50
• 50-Day Range: $17.65 to $24.12
• 52-Week Range: $8.82 to $25.15
• Volume: 2.82 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 611.33
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $23.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

First Advantage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Advantage scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 303rd out of 666 stocks in the industrials 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

First Advantage has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

First Advantage has a consensus price target of $23.33, representing about 27.2% upside from its current price of $18.34.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

First Advantage has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.86%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for First Advantage are expected to grow by 14.86% in the coming year, from $0.74 to $0.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of First Advantage is 611.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of First Advantage is 611.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.16.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

First Advantage has a P/B Ratio of 2.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FA.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

First Advantage does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

First Advantage does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

First Advantage has a news sentiment score of 1.89. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for First Advantage this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for FA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.40% of the stock of First Advantage is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.91% of the stock of First Advantage is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FA
• CIK: 1210677
• Web: fadv.com
• Phone: (678) 868-4151
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,500
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for First Advantage: $23.33
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 611.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.78
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $37.29 million
• Net Margins: 0.65%
• Pretax Margin: 0.88%
• Return on Equity: 13.16%
• Return on Assets: 7.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 3.85
• Quick Ratio: 3.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.89
• Cash Flow: $1.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.25
• Book Value: $6.25 per share
• Price / Book: 2.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 171,754,000
• Free Float: 163,501,000
• Market Cap: $3.15 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.15