First American Financial - FAF Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street research 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. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" FAF shares.
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5 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for First American Financial's stock. Their FAF share price forecasts range from $10.40 to $83.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $64.68 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 30.7% from the stock's current price.
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First American Financial's stock was trading at $78.23 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, FAF stock has decreased by 36.8% and is now trading at $49.47.
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First American Financial saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,530,000 shares, an increase of 22.8% from the August 31st total of 2,060,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 655,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.9 days. Currently, 2.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 27th 2022.
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First American Financial will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 27th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

First American Financial Co. (NYSE:FAF) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 28th. The insurance provider reported $2.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.61. The insurance provider had revenue of $2.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. First American Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 10.11%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.13 earnings per share.

First American Financial announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 8th will be given a dividend of $0.52 per share on Thursday, September 15th. This represents a $2.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 7th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51.
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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 4.51%. FAF has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 25.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FAF will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.10% 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."

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One share of FAF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.47.

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) has a market capitalization of $5.15 billion and generates $9.22 billion in revenue each year. The insurance provider earns $1.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.22 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.