First Advantage (FA) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BILI or FA?

Bilibili currently has a consensus target price of $25.81, indicating a potential downside of 1.06%. First Advantage has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.12%. Given First Advantage's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Advantage is more favorable than Bilibili.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bilibili	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BILI or FA?

16.1% of Bilibili shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of Bilibili shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BILI or FA more profitable?

Bilibili has a net margin of 0.75% compared to First Advantage's net margin of 0.65%. First Advantage's return on equity of 13.16% beat Bilibili's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bilibili	0.75%	3.19%	1.31%
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, BILI or FA?

Bilibili has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Advantage has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BILI or FA?

In the previous week, Bilibili had 6 more articles in the media than First Advantage. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bilibili and 1 mentions for First Advantage. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Bilibili's score of 0.64 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BILI or FA?

First Advantage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bilibili. First Advantage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bilibili, 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
Bilibili	$3.68B	2.97	-$184.51M	$0.07	372.71
First Advantage	$1.25B	2.14	$37.29M	-$0.92	-16.71

Summary

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