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$63.25 +0.53 (+0.85%)
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FAF vs. BRX, ESNT, FNF, KIM, KNSL, MAS, MTG, PHM, STC, and WY

Should you be buying First American Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First American Financial include Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Essent Group (ESNT), Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Kimco Realty (KIM), Kinsale Capital Group (KNSL), Masco (MAS), MGIC Investment (MTG), PulteGroup (PHM), Stewart Information Services (STC), and Weyerhaeuser (WY).

First American Financial vs. Its Competitors

First American Financial (NYSE:FAF) and Brixmor Property Group (NYSE:BRX) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Brixmor Property Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First American Financial. Brixmor Property Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First American Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First American Financial$6.13B1.06$131.10M$1.5141.89
Brixmor Property Group$1.29B6.19$339.27M$1.0524.77

Brixmor Property Group has a net margin of 24.58% compared to First American Financial's net margin of 2.52%. Brixmor Property Group's return on equity of 10.97% beat First American Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First American Financial2.52% 10.05% 3.22%
Brixmor Property Group 24.58%10.97%3.66%

89.1% of First American Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of First American Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brixmor Property Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First American Financial has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brixmor Property Group has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, First American Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Brixmor Property Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First American Financial and 2 mentions for Brixmor Property Group. Brixmor Property Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat First American Financial's score of 0.74 indicating that Brixmor Property Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First American Financial
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Brixmor Property Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

First American Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Brixmor Property Group pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. First American Financial pays out 143.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brixmor Property Group pays out 109.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First American Financial has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Brixmor Property Group has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Brixmor Property Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

First American Financial currently has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.58%. Brixmor Property Group has a consensus target price of $30.30, indicating a potential upside of 16.51%. Given First American Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First American Financial is more favorable than Brixmor Property Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First American Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Brixmor Property Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79

Summary

Brixmor Property Group beats First American Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FAF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FAF vs. The Competition

MetricFirst American FinancialINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.45B$56.80B$12.04B$20.55B
Dividend Yield3.44%1.95%5.57%3.75%
P/E Ratio41.8918.0820.0728.05
Price / Sales1.062.7125.6146.08
Price / Cash9.7429.7421.5022.31
Price / Book1.323.142.284.59
Net Income$131.10M$4.66B$1.00B$985.44M
7 Day Performance3.21%0.01%2.31%2.91%
1 Month Performance13.39%-1.96%4.37%5.47%
1 Year Performance18.51%32.15%541.13%14.61%

First American Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FAF
First American Financial
4.0965 of 5 stars
$63.25
+0.8%
$75.00
+18.6%
+18.5%$6.45B$6.13B41.8919,038
BRX
Brixmor Property Group
4.0966 of 5 stars
$26.05
flat
$30.30
+16.3%
+14.4%$7.97B$1.29B24.81500Positive News
ESNT
Essent Group
4.4567 of 5 stars
$60.72
+0.1%
$63.29
+4.2%
+10.7%$6.15B$1.24B8.89350News Coverage
FNF
Fidelity National Financial
4.4725 of 5 stars
$56.19
-0.6%
$71.60
+27.4%
+19.0%$15.53B$13.68B13.9123,533Positive News
KIM
Kimco Realty
4.0689 of 5 stars
$21.03
+0.5%
$24.68
+17.3%
+12.3%$14.16B$2.04B27.31N/ANews Coverage
Analyst Forecast
KNSL
Kinsale Capital Group
2.4021 of 5 stars
$484.10
+2.3%
$491.88
+1.6%
+25.3%$11.03B$1.59B27.85470Analyst Revision
MAS
Masco
4.9512 of 5 stars
$64.45
+0.4%
$73.63
+14.2%
+2.6%$13.54B$7.83B17.6118,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
MTG
MGIC Investment
3.9383 of 5 stars
$27.83
+0.6%
$26.63
-4.3%
+31.8%$6.57B$1.21B9.25680Positive News
PHM
PulteGroup
4.9422 of 5 stars
$105.63
+0.1%
$134.69
+27.5%
+4.0%$21.15B$17.95B7.456,793News Coverage
Positive News
STC
Stewart Information Services
2.0291 of 5 stars
$65.27
+0.0%
$79.00
+21.0%
+7.6%$1.82B$2.49B25.107,000News Coverage
WY
Weyerhaeuser
4.6458 of 5 stars
$25.71
-0.5%
$33.25
+29.3%
-2.4%$18.75B$7.12B51.429,440News Coverage
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:FAF) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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