First Advantage (FA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$14.77 -0.91 (-5.80%)

Closing price 05/14/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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First Advantage - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 5 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
3

Buy
2

Based on 5 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for First Advantage in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 5 analysts, 3 have given a hold rating, and 2 have given a buy rating for FA.

Consensus Price Target

$18.50
25.25% Upside

According to the 5 analysts' twelve-month price targets for First Advantage, the average price target is $18.50. The highest price target for FA is $20.00, while the lowest price target for FA is $18.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 25.25% from the current price of $14.77.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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FA Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/15/25 to 5/15/26	1 Month Ago 4/15/25 to 4/15/26	3 Months Ago 2/14/25 to 2/14/26	1 Year Ago 5/15/24 to 5/15/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)
Hold	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$18.50	$16.75	$19.25	$65.40
Forecasted Upside	25.25% Upside	41.47% Upside	102.85% Upside	258.16% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

FA Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

FA Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

First Advantage Stock vs. The Competition

Type	First Advantage	Business Services Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.40	1.97	2.52
Consensus Rating	Hold	Reduce	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	25.25% Upside	222.92% Upside	16.78% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent FA News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
5/11/2026	Citigroup 4 of 5 stars	Peter Christiansen 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$15.00 ➝ $18.00	+12.78%
5/8/2026	Stifel Nicolaus 4 of 5 stars		Set Target		$18.00	+19.15%
5/8/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Manav Patnaik 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Overweight	$15.00 ➝ $20.00	+26.90%
5/8/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Steinerman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$15.00 ➝ $18.00	+13.57%
1/5/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/21/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kyle Peterson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold
5/9/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ashish Sabadra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Sector Perform	$20.00	+12.17%
3/3/2025	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Silber Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$24.00 ➝ $22.00	+45.21%
2/28/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
10/10/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Wurtzel Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform
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FA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 5 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for First Advantage is $18.50, with a high forecast of $20.00 and a low forecast of $18.00.

5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Advantage in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" FA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, First Advantage's stock has a predicted upside of 25.25% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, First Advantage's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

First Advantage has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Stifel Nicolaus in the past 90 days.

Analysts like First Advantage more than other "business services" companies. The consensus rating for First Advantage is Hold while the average consensus rating for "business services" companies is Reduce. Learn more on how FA compares to other companies.

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First Advantage (FA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

First Advantage - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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First Advantage (FA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

First Advantage - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Consensus Price Target

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FA Price Targets by Month

First Advantage Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

FA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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