First American Financial Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:FAF)

First American Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FAF."

First American Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 9th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Monday, September 16th. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 6th. View First American Financial's Dividend History.

First American Financial Corp (NYSE:FAF) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The insurance provider reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.23. The insurance provider had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.52 billion. First American Financial had a net margin of 9.36% and a return on equity of 14.77%. The company's quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.37 earnings per share. View First American Financial's Earnings History.

First American Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First American Financial.

First American Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 24th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for First American Financial's shares. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $73.00. On average, they anticipate First American Financial's share price to reach $67.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First American Financial.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First American Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First American Financial.

News headlines about FAF stock have trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First American Financial earned a news sentiment score of -3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the insurance provider a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First American Financial.

First American Financial saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 978,900 shares, a drop of 15.6% from the August 15th total of 1,160,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 663,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's shares are short sold. View First American Financial's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First American Financial include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Progressive (PGR), Travelers Companies (TRV), Allstate (ALL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Markel (MKL), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Old Republic International (ORI), Hanover Insurance Group (THG), Axis Capital (AXS) and Assured Guaranty (AGO).

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), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Starbucks (SBUX), Micron Technology (MU) and Continental Resources (CLR).

First American Financial's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.90%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.15%), ST Germain D J Co. Inc. (0.11%), PhiloSmith Capital Corp (0.09%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.09%) and First American Trust FSB (0.04%). Company insiders that own First American Financial stock include Christopher Michael Leavell, Dennis J Gilmore, Kenneth D Degiorgio, Mark Edward Seaton and Matthew F Wajner. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First American Financial.

FAF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hamlin Capital Management LLC, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Cambiar Investors LLC, Cerebellum GP LLC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Pacer Advisors Inc., Meeder Asset Management Inc. and First American Trust FSB. Company insiders that have sold First American Financial company stock in the last year include Christopher Michael Leavell and Kenneth D Degiorgio. View Insider Buying and Selling for First American Financial.

FAF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PhiloSmith Capital Corp, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Fox Run Management L.L.C., ST Germain D J Co. Inc., Brinker Capital Inc., Arden Trust Co and Occidental Asset Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First American Financial.

Shares of FAF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FAF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.42.

First American Financial has a market capitalization of $6.78 billion and generates $5.75 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $474.49 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.58 on an earnings per share basis. First American Financial employs 18,251 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First American Financial.

The official website for First American Financial is http://www.firstam.com/.

First American Financial's mailing address is 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA, 92707. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at 714-250-3000 or via email at [email protected]