First American Financial Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:FAF) $61.90 -0.20 (-0.32%) (As of 12/8/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$61.54▼$62.3150-Day Range$50.07▼$62.1052-Week Range$49.55▼$64.66Volume770,138 shsAverage Volume605,888 shsMarket Capitalization$6.39 billionP/E Ratio27.27Dividend Yield3.42%Price Target$65.75 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability First American Financial MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.40 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside6.2% Upside$65.75 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy1.18% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthStrongBased on Four FactorsSustainability-0.52Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment0.92Based on 5 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$101,160 Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth22.04%From $4.22 to $5.15 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.49 out of 5 starsFinance Sector174th out of 677 stocksTitle Insurance Industry2nd out of 4 stocks 1.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingFirst American Financial has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $65.75, First American Financial has a forecasted upside of 6.2% from its current price of $61.90.Amount of Analyst CoverageFirst American Financial has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted1.18% of the float of First American Financial has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverFirst American Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in First American Financial has recently increased by 5.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 4.2 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipFirst American Financial is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthFirst American Financial has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of First American Financial is 93.39%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, First American Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.17% next year. This indicates that First American Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 2.6 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreFirst American Financial has received a 17.01% net impact score from Upright. First American seems to create the most significant positive value in categories "Jobs", "Taxes", and "Societal infrastructure". The positive contribution in the "Societal infrastructure" impact category is mostly driven by its "Home insurance services for individuals", "Home warranties", and "Trust services" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for First American Financial is -0.52. Previous Next 2.7 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentFirst American Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for First American Financial this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added First American Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, First American Financial insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $101,160.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.60% of the stock of First American Financial is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions85.53% of the stock of First American Financial is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for First American Financial are expected to grow by 22.04% in the coming year, from $4.22 to $5.15 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of First American Financial is 27.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.60.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of First American Financial is 27.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 54.61.Price to Book Value per Share RatioFirst American Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About First American Financial Stock (NYSE:FAF)First American Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services. It operates through Title Insurance and Services, and Specialty Insurance segments. The Title Insurance and Services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property, as well as offers related products and services. This segment also provides closing and/or escrow services; products, services, and solutions to mitigate risk or otherwise facilitate real estate transactions; and appraisals and other valuation-related products and services, lien release and document custodial services, warehouse lending services, default-related products and services, mortgage subservicing, and related products and services, as well as banking, trust, and wealth management services. In addition, it accommodates tax-deferred exchanges of real estate; and maintains, manages, and provides access to title plant data and records. This segment offers its products through a network of direct operations and agents in 49 states and in the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and internationally. The Specialty Insurance segment provides home warranty products, including residential service contracts that cover residential systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems, and various appliances against failures that occur as the result of normal usage during the coverage period. This segment operates in 35 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.Read More FAF Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart FAF Stock News HeadlinesDecember 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for Sixth TimeDecember 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comACI™ Introduces SureStep® Mobile, an Advanced Appraisal Data Collection and Order Management SolutionDecember 8, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)Hunting for Domestic Vanadium - The U.S. Govt. Did WHAT?A little-known metal called vanadium is vital to American national security and energy independence. But right now, China and Russia dominate our supply. The U.S. Govt. is so serious about vanadium, it funded and recently completed an "Earth MRI" survey to seek out new sources of this energy metal - in Wyoming.December 5, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Title Executive Garrett Page Named a 2023 HousingWire Tech TrendsetterDecember 2, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWe Wouldn't Be Too Quick To Buy First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) Before It Goes Ex-DividendNovember 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Financial Corporation to Participate in KBW Virtual Title Insurance Day ConferenceNovember 21, 2023 | morningstar.comFirst American Financial Corp FAFNovember 17, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comInsider Sell: VP & Chief Accounting Officer Steven Adams Sells Shares of First American ...December 8, 2023 | Edge On The Street (Ad)Hunting for Domestic Vanadium - The U.S. Govt. Did WHAT?A little-known metal called vanadium is vital to American national security and energy independence. But right now, China and Russia dominate our supply. The U.S. Govt. is so serious about vanadium, it funded and recently completed an "Earth MRI" survey to seek out new sources of this energy metal - in Wyoming.November 15, 2023 | msn.comBarclays Initiates Coverage of First American Financial (FAF) with Equal-Weight RecommendationNovember 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com‘Suppliers’ Strike’ Squeeze on Supply Sends House Prices to Another Record, According to First American Data & Analytics Monthly Home Price Index ReportNovember 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Home Prices Up 6.2% Year Over Year, According to First American Data & Analytics Monthly Home Price Index ReportNovember 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comNew York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Home Prices Up 7.7% Year Over Year, According to First American Data & Analytics Monthly Home Price Index ReportNovember 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comDallas-Plano-Irving Home Prices Up 4.1% Year Over Year, According to First American Data & Analytics Monthly Home Price Index ReportNovember 14, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Home Prices Up 4.0% Year Over Year, According to First American Data & Analytics Monthly Home Price Index ReportNovember 13, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Chief Innovation Officer Paul Hurst Named a 2023 Inman Best of Proptech Award WinnerNovember 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Home Warranty Expands Into IllinoisNovember 8, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAre First American Financial Corporation's (NYSE:FAF) Mixed Financials Driving The Negative Sentiment?November 7, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of 53 Cents Per ShareNovember 3, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.comAnalysts Offer Insights on Financial Companies: Apollo Global Management (APO), First American Financial (FAF) and PNC Financial (PNC)November 1, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comHow 10-Week, 50-Day Moving Averages Identify Buy, Sell SignalsOctober 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American (FAF) Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates, Raises DividendOctober 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comQ3 2023 First American Financial Corp Earnings CallOctober 27, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) Q3 2023 Earnings Call TranscriptOctober 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Financial Corp (FAF) Reports Q3 2023 EarningsOctober 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Financial (FAF) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street EstimatesOctober 26, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comFirst American Financial Reports Third Quarter 2023 ResultsSee More Headlines Receive FAF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for First American Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 9/15 Dividend9/07/2023Dividend Payable9/15/2023Last Earnings10/26/2023Ex-Dividend for 12/15 Dividend12/07/2023Today12/08/2023Dividend Payable12/15/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Next Earnings (Estimated)2/08/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE Industry Title insurance Sub-IndustryProperty & Casualty Insurance SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:FAF CUSIP31847R10 CIK1472787 Webwww.firstam.com Phone(714) 250-3000Fax714-541-6372Employees21,153Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$65.75 High Stock Price Target$77.00 Low Stock Price Target$53.00 Potential Upside/Downside+5.9%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.40 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.27 Trailing P/E Ratio27.36 Forward P/E Ratio14.72 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$263 million Net Margins3.78% Pretax Margin4.70% Return on Equity9.82% Return on Assets3.04% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.76 Quick Ratio0.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.25 billion Price / Sales1.03 Cash Flow$8.34 per share Price / Cash Flow7.45 Book Value$45.28 per share Price / Book1.37Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares103,181,000Free Float99,466,000Market Cap$6.41 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.27 5G Stocks: The Path Forward is ProfitableClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in 5G and which 5G stocks show the most promise. Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. Kenneth David DeGiorgio BA (Age 52)MBA, CEO & Director Comp: $2.62MMr. Mark Edward Seaton (Age 45)Executive VP & CFO Comp: $1.24MMr. Steven A. Adams (Age 53)VP & Chief Accounting Officer Comp: $485.72kMs. Lisa Walgenbach Cornehl (Age 44)Senior VP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary Comp: $548.34kMr. Matthew Feivish Wajner (Age 47)VP & Treasurer Comp: $482.59kMr. Jody MulkeyChief Technology OfficerMr. Craig BarberioVice President of Investor RelationsMr. George Stone Livermore (Age 62)Executive Vice President of Data and Mortgage Solutions Mr. Mark FlemingChief EconomistMs. Dianna SerioSenior Vice President of Enterprise Data StrategyMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsFidelity National FinancialNYSE:FNFSelective Insurance GroupNASDAQ:SIGIStarwood Property TrustNYSE:STWDStifel FinancialNYSE:SFRLINYSE:RLIView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsCitigroup Inc.Sold 202,454 shares on 12/6/2023Ownership: 0.007%Neo Ivy Capital ManagementBought 30,664 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.055%American Century Companies Inc.Bought 565 shares on 11/30/2023Ownership: 0.035%EP Wealth Advisors LLCBought 31,649 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.035%Deutsche Bank AGSold 707 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.007%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions FAF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell First American Financial stock right now? 5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First American Financial in the last year. 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" FAF shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FAF, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View FAF analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is First American Financial's stock price target for 2024? 5 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for First American Financial's shares. Their FAF share price targets range from $53.00 to $77.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $65.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for FAF or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have FAF shares performed in 2023? First American Financial's stock was trading at $52.34 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, FAF shares have increased by 18.3% and is now trading at $61.90. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting First American Financial? First American Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,100,000 shares, an increase of 10.8% from the October 15th total of 992,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 517,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. View First American Financial's Short Interest. When is First American Financial's next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 8th 2024. View our FAF earnings forecast. How were First American Financial's earnings last quarter? First American Financial Co. (NYSE:FAF) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 26th. The insurance provider reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.13. The insurance provider earned $1.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.60 billion. First American Financial had a net margin of 3.78% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.82%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 18.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.62 EPS. How often does First American Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for First American Financial? First American Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.53 per share on Friday, December 15th. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.42%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 7th. Read our dividend analysis for FAF. Is First American Financial a good dividend stock? First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.51%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 14 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 93.39%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, FAF will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.17% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for FAF. What ETFs hold First American Financial's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) stock in their portfolio include SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE), ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM), Schwab Ariel ESG ETF (SAEF), Global X Guru Index ETF (GURU), Harbor Corporate Culture Leaders ETF (HAPY), Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV), Fidelity Small-Mid Cap Opportunities ETF (FSMO) and WisdomTree U.S. Value Fund (WTV). What other stocks do shareholders of First American Financial own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First American Financial investors own include CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Starbucks (SBUX), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), Micron Technology (MU), Zoetis (ZTS) and Accenture (ACN). Who are First American Financial's major shareholders? First American Financial's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (8.98%), HG Vora Capital Management LLC (7.27%), Ariel Investments LLC (3.54%), Boston Partners (3.07%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.59%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.07%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher Michael Leavell, Kenneth D Degiorgio and Steven A Adams. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of First American Financial? Shares of FAF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NYSE:FAF) was last updated on 12/8/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding First American Financial Co. 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