First American Financial - FAF Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First American Financial in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" FAF shares.
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5 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for First American Financial's shares. Their FAF share price forecasts range from $61.00 to $79.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $69.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% from the stock's current price.
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First American Financial's stock was trading at $52.34 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, FAF shares have increased by 17.2% and is now trading at $61.34.
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First American Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,120,000 shares, an increase of 21.8% from the December 15th total of 1,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 621,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.4 days. Currently, 2.2% of the company's stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 9th 2023.
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First American Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 9th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 201-612-7415 with passcode "13735364".

First American Financial Co. (NYSE:FAF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 20th. The insurance provider reported $2.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.86 by $0.29. The insurance provider earned $2.60 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. First American Financial had a net margin of 5.66% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.89%. The firm's revenue was up 35.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.31 EPS.

First American Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.52 per share on Wednesday, March 15th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 7th.
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First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.38%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 49.06%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FAF will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.56% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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First American Financial trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FAF."

First American Financial's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Reinhart Partners Inc. (0.25%), Natixis Advisors L.P. (0.18%), National Bank of Canada FI (0.10%), Paradiem LLC (0.08%), Comerica Bank (0.05%) and Mutual Advisors LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher Michael Leavell, Kenneth D Degiorgio and Mark C Oman.
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One share of FAF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $61.34.

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) has a market capitalization of $6.35 billion and generates $9.22 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.24 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 22,233 workers across the globe.

First American Financial's mailing address is 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY, SANTA ANA CA, 92707. The official website for the company is www.firstam.com. The insurance provider can be reached via phone at (714) 250-3000, via email at investor.relations@firstam.com, or via fax at 714-541-6372.