First Advantage (FA) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to FTAI or FA?

In the previous week, FTAI Aviation had 16 more articles in the media than First Advantage. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for FTAI Aviation and 3 mentions for First Advantage. FTAI Aviation's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat First Advantage's score of 0.81 indicating that FTAI Aviation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FTAI Aviation	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Advantage	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FTAI or FA?

FTAI Aviation has higher revenue and earnings than First Advantage. First Advantage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTAI Aviation, 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
FTAI Aviation	$1.91B	6.15	$212.02M	$0.21	545.33
First Advantage	$1.05B	2.87	$37.29M	-$0.91	-19.01

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FTAI or FA?

FTAI Aviation received 315 more outperform votes than First Advantage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.33% of users gave FTAI Aviation an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave First Advantage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FTAI Aviation	Outperform Votes 348 64.33%	Underperform Votes 193 35.67%
First Advantage	Outperform Votes 33 57.89%	Underperform Votes 24 42.11%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FTAI or FA?

89.0% of FTAI Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of FTAI Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of First Advantage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FTAI or FA?

FTAI Aviation has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Advantage has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer FTAI or FA?

FTAI Aviation presently has a consensus price target of $171.83, indicating a potential upside of 50.05%. First Advantage has a consensus price target of $65.40, indicating a potential upside of 278.03%. Given First Advantage's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Advantage is more favorable than FTAI Aviation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FTAI Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Is FTAI or FA more profitable?

FTAI Aviation has a net margin of 1.59% compared to First Advantage's net margin of 0.65%. FTAI Aviation's return on equity of 206.25% beat First Advantage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FTAI Aviation	1.59%	206.25%	8.37%
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%

Summary

FTAI Aviation beats First Advantage on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.