NYSE:FAFFirst American Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

First American Financial's stock was trading at $57.61 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FAF shares have decreased by 30.9% and is now trading at $39.81. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First American Financial in the last year. There are currently 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for First American Financial.

First American Financial is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for First American Financial.

First American Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 23rd at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

First American Financial Corp (NYSE:FAF) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The insurance provider reported $1.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.45. The insurance provider earned $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. First American Financial had a return on equity of 15.68% and a net margin of 11.41%. The firm's revenue was up 22.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.27 EPS. View First American Financial's earnings history.

First American Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This is an increase from First American Financial's previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. View First American Financial's dividend history.

6 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for First American Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $68.00 to $76.00. On average, they expect First American Financial's stock price to reach $71.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 79.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for First American Financial.

News headlines about FAF stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First American Financial earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutFirst American Financial.

First American Financial saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,324,600 shares, a decrease of 22.1% from the February 27th total of 1,700,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 810,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View First American Financial's Current Options Chain.

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

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), Zoetis (ZTS), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), Micron Technology (MU) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

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

First American Financial's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fulcrum Equity Management (0.01%). Company insiders that own First American Financial stock include Christopher Michael Leavell, 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 Fulcrum Equity Management. Company insiders that have sold First American Financial company stock in the last year include Christopher Michael Leavell, Kenneth D Degiorgio, and Mark Edward Seaton. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $39.81.

First American Financial has a market capitalization of $4.48 billion and generates $6.20 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $707.41 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.76 on an earnings per share basis. First American Financial employs 18,412 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]