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First Advantage Corp
$20.58 +1.04 (+5.32%) At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$3.53B
Shares
171,537,047

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$20.58 Open$19.83 Day$19.83–20.84 52W$8.82–20.97 Avg vol 30d1.9M Short int16.0M · 9.3% float · 7.8d Short vol66% Last earningsMay 7, 2026 DataJun 2021–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 7
Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 6, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 7, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 16.5 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +48%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +26%
      above
      RSI (14) 73
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 97%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +32%
      trailing
      6-month return +36%
      trailing
      YTD return +42%
      this year
      Relative strength +28%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $16 › 200d $14 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      6 of 165 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -138.1K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$855.9K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      9.35% of float · ▲ +22.0% MoM · 7.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      165 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 73
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +83%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +73%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $188.5M
      Valuation P/E 411.6
      rich
      Buyback $80.5M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.9B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 57%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −51%
      past year
      ATR 3.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
      Revenues · full year 2026 Initiated $1.63B – $1.7B
      prior FY $1.57B midpoint +5.6% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $460M – $485M
      Adjusted Net Income · full year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $200M – $220M
      Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share · full year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $1.15 – $1.25

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +48% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +26% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      73 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      97% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $16 › 200d $14 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      6 of 165 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -138.1K sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$855.9K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      9.35% of float · ▲ +22.0% MoM · 7.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      165 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $9 Now $21 · 97% 52-wk high $21
      vs 200-day avg +48% vs 50-day avg +26%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Customer retention rate 97% first quarter 2026
      adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 27% Q1 2026 call
      cumulative debt repayments since closing the Sterling acquisition $120.5M cumulative since Sterling acquisition call
      retention 97% Q1 2026 call
      share repurchase program $100M program announced last quarter call
      share repurchases through March 31 $19.5M Q1 2026 call
      total share repurchases through May 1 $33.3M through May 1 call
      Acquisition synergies actioned through year end $55M Full Year 2025
      Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share non-GAAP $1.04 Year Ended December 31, 2025
      Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP $51.9M Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
      Combined upsell, cross sell, and new logo growth 17% Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
      Customer retention 97% Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
      New share repurchase authorization $100M Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Specialty Business Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      FA
      First Advantage Corp
      this stock
      $3.53B +41.6% +83.0% 411.6 9.3%
      CTAS
      Cintas Corp
      $73.75B -1.5% +6.4% 39.0 3.0%
      RELX
      Relx PLC
      $57.12B -19.2% 0.2%
      TRI
      Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
      $40.05B -28.3% 3.4%
      CPRT
      Copart Inc
      $25.48B -29.7% +24.7% 17.2 4.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      165
      % held
      108.2%
      Reported
      6 of 165
      Top holder
      Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      213
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      16.0M
      Days to cover
      7.8d
      Change
      +2.9M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      66%
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.3K
      Value
      $36.8K
      As of
      Jun 8, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      39.3%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$855.9K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $-34.8M
      EPS diluted
      $-0.20
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $100.0M
      Remaining
      $80.5M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      Investor Event Transcript
      Filed
      Jun 30, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $77.2K
      Shares
      4.9K
      Filed
      Jun 8, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 4, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      FA +2.1% +32.3% +36.5% +14.0% +41.6%
      SPY -0.3% +1.6% +8.3% +0.3% +9.9%
      vs SPY +2.4% +30.7% +28.2% +13.7% +31.8%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of May 7, 2026
      Authorized
      $100.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $19.50M
      Remaining
      $80.50M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1210677 CUSIP 31846B108 13F (30d) 5 filings 5 filers Visit website Investor relations