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First Advantage Corp

FA

15.370USD

+0.490+3.29%
Close 09/26, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
2.67BMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

First Advantage Corp

15.370

+0.490+3.29%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
41 / 167
Overall Ranking
121 / 4714
Industry
Professional & Commercial Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 10 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
18.833
Target Price
+22.53%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
First Advantage Corporation is a background check company. The Company is a provider of employment background screening, identity and verification solutions. Its product suite enables its customers across all industry sectors to perform pre-onboarding screening and post-onboarding monitoring of employees, contractors, contingent workers, drivers, tenants, and volunteers. Its pre-onboarding products include criminal background checks, drug/health screening, extended workforce screening, FBI channeling, identity checks and biometric fraud mitigation tools, education/work history verification, driver records and compliance, healthcare credentials, executive screening and others. The Company’s post-onboarding solutions include criminal records monitoring, healthcare sanctions, motor vehicle records, social media and global sanctions and licenses. The Company also offers fleet compliance, hiring tax credits and incentives, tenant screening and investigative research.
Turnaround to Loss
The company's performance has turned to a loss, with the latest annual loss of USD 110.27M.%!(EXTRA int=2)
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is -15.82, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 192.43M shares, increasing 3.03% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 9.16M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company's current financial score is 8.59, which is higher than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.36. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 390.63M, representing a year-over-year increase of 111.67%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 83.45%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.59
Change
0

Financials

5.63

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

7.77

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

9.54

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current valuation score is 4.00, which is lower than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 5.22. Its current P/E ratio is -15.82, which is -490.83% below the recent high of 61.84 and 278.80% above the recent low of 28.29.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.80
Change
1.2

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 41/167
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.20, which is lower than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.62. The average price target for First Advantage Corp is 19.00, with a high of 21.00 and a low of 16.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.20
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 10 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
18.833
Target Price
+22.53%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

21
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
First Advantage Corp
FA
10
Kanzhun Ltd
BZ
20
Paychex Inc
PAYX
16
Robert Half Inc
RHI
12
ManpowerGroup Inc
MAN
12
Upwork Inc
UPWK
11
1
2
3
4

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.11, which is higher than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 6.84. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 16.46 and the support level at 14.37, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.74
Change
0.37

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(2)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.060
Sell
RSI(14)
44.115
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
37.620
Buy
ATR(14)
0.579
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-47.117
Neutral
Williams %R
56.086
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.364
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
15.042
Buy
MA10
15.300
Buy
MA20
15.652
Sell
MA50
16.479
Sell
MA100
16.922
Sell
MA200
16.720
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.77. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 110.70%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.54%. The largest institutional shareholder is PRFDX, holding a total of 9.16M shares, representing 5.26% of shares outstanding, with 555.07% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Silver Lake Partners
89.56M
--
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
10.43M
+29.81%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
4.32M
+210.58%
Capital World Investors
7.52M
+43.84%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
7.30M
-1.42%
Capital Research Global Investors
6.03M
-3.10%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
4.13M
-14.97%
Staples Scott
4.21M
+15.28%
Baron Capital Management, Inc.
Star Investors
3.75M
--
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.64, which is higher than the Professional & Commercial Services industry's average of 4.25. The company's beta value is 1.22. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.64
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.23
VaR
--
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+37.64%
240-Day Volatility
+45.44%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+7.96%
120 days
+19.10%
5 years
--
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-5.41%
120 days
-7.22%
5 years
--
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.85
120 days
+0.43
5 years
--
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+37.64%
3 years
+37.64%
5 years
--
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.56
3 years
+0.31
5 years
--
Skewness
240 days
+1.08
3 years
+1.00
5 years
--
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+45.44%
5 years
--
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.20%
5 years
--
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+86.03%
240 days
+86.03%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+33.30%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+28.47%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.54%
120 days
+0.64%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+8.80%
60 days
+23.72%
120 days
+45.16%

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