First Advantage (FA) Competitors

QXO (NASDAQ:QXO) and First Advantage (NYSE:FA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is QXO or FA more profitable?

QXO has a net margin of 30.08% compared to First Advantage's net margin of 0.65%. First Advantage's return on equity of 13.16% beat QXO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QXO	30.08%	1.58%	1.30%
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%

Which has more risk & volatility, QXO or FA?

QXO has a beta of 2.34, indicating that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Advantage has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, QXO or FA?

First Advantage has higher revenue and earnings than QXO. First Advantage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QXO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QXO	$55.95M	212.80	-$1.07M	-$10.05	-2.04
First Advantage	$1.25B	2.29	$37.29M	-$0.92	-17.91

Do insiders & institutionals believe in QXO or FA?

58.7% of QXO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of First Advantage shares are held by institutional investors. 51.3% of QXO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Advantage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer QXO or FA?

QXO currently has a consensus price target of $32.25, indicating a potential upside of 57.24%. First Advantage has a consensus price target of $20.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.88%. Given QXO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QXO is more favorable than First Advantage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QXO	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media refer more to QXO or FA?

In the previous week, QXO had 3 more articles in the media than First Advantage. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for QXO and 6 mentions for First Advantage. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat QXO's score of 0.76 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QXO	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Advantage	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

QXO beats First Advantage on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.