NYSE:FAF - First American Financial Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

First American Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 23rd. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.84%. The ex-dividend date 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.

First American Financial Corp (NYSE:FAF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The insurance provider reported $1.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.44 by $0.20. The insurance provider earned $1.67 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.62 billion. First American Financial had a return on equity of 15.21% and a net margin of 9.76%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.34 EPS. View First American Financial's Earnings History.

First American Financial is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 13th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First American Financial.

First American Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 13th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for First American Financial's stock. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $73.00. On average, they expect First American Financial's stock price to reach $67.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First American Financial.

5 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 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First American Financial.

Headlines about FAF stock have trended somewhat negative on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First American Financial earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the insurance provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First American Financial.

First American Financial saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,500,000 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the December 15th total of 2,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 662,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.8 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the company 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), Allstate (ALL), Travelers Companies (TRV), Arch Capital Group (ACGL), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), Markel (MKL), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), W. R. Berkley (WRB), Cna Financial (CNA), 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), Starbucks (SBUX), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), Zoetis (ZTS), Micron Technology (MU) and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW).

First American Financial's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.89%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.18%), Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.17%), First National Bank of Omaha (0.09%), Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP (0.08%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.06%). 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 Hamlin Capital Management LLC, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, First National Bank of Omaha, Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and CWH Capital Management Inc.. 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 for First American Financial.

FAF stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hennessy Advisors Inc., Sciencast Management LP, Chapman Investment Management LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Strs Ohio, Alpine Global Management LLC, Ambassador Advisors LLC and Tributary Capital 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 $62.02.

First American Financial has a market capitalization of $6.97 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]