FA · First Advantage Corp · Metrics
$19.63
+0.07 (+0.36%)
At close · Oct 21
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Market Cap
$3.36B
Shares
171.75M
Volume · Oct 21
436.32K
Avg daily vol (3M)
1.9M
FA metrics
101 of 122 screener metrics currently available.
Market overview
2 metricsShare price
$19.56
Market cap
$3.36B
Price action
20 metricsPrice change (1W)
+1.6%
Price change (30D)
-4.5%
Price change (3M)
-7.4%
Price change (6M)
+47.6%
Price change (YTD)
+34.6%
Price change (1Y)
+38.2%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
-6.9%
52-week high
$24.12
52-week low
$8.95
Change from 52-week high
-18.9%
Change from 52-week low
+118.5%
Annualized volatility
61.5%
Annualized volatility (3M)
60.7%
Beta
0.5
RSI (14D)
51.2
Price vs SMA 50
-2.8%
Price vs SMA 200
+21.5%
Avg volume (3M)
1.90M
Relative volume
0.4
Average dollar volume
$38.88M
Company
3 metricsSector
Industrials
Industry
Specialty Business Services
Shares outstanding
171.75M
Valuation
12 metricsP / E (TTM)
130.4
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 0.8%
PEG ratio
—
EV / revenue
3.1×
reciprocal yield 32.3%
EV / EBITDA
17.8×
reciprocal yield 5.6%
EV / EBIT
29.0×
reciprocal yield 3.4%
P / sales
2.0×
reciprocal yield 49.5%
P / book
2.6
reciprocal yield 38.5%
FCF yield
7.4%
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
—
P / FCF
13.5
reciprocal yield 7.4%
P / operating cash flow
12.9
reciprocal yield 7.8%
Earnings yield
0.7%
Historical valuation
8 metricsP / E historical average (3Y)
158.3×
reciprocal yield 0.6%
P / E historical average (5Y)
133.6×
reciprocal yield 0.7%
EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
3.7×
reciprocal yield 27.3%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
3.4×
reciprocal yield 29.0%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
95.8×
reciprocal yield 1.0%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
72.4×
reciprocal yield 1.4%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
57.3×
reciprocal yield 1.7%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
45.4×
reciprocal yield 2.2%
Dividends & buybacks
7 metricsDividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
—
Shareholder yield
—
Dividend / share (TTM)
—
Dividend growth YoY
—
Dividend growth streak
—
Last ex-dividend
—
Earnings calendar
2 metricsNext earnings
2026-11-05
Last earnings
2026-08-06
Profitability
9 metricsGross margin
—
Operating margin
10.7%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
1.5%
Gross profit (TTM)
—
Operating profit (TTM)
$177.66M
Net income (TTM)
$25.14M
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$0.15
FCF margin
15.0%
Effective tax rate
32.7%
Growth
11 metricsRevenue growth YoY
+14.9%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+5,391.6%
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
—
Shares change YoY
-1.1%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+24.8%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
—
EPS CAGR (3Y)
—
EPS CAGR (5Y)
—
FCF CAGR (3Y)
-3.0%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
—
Quality
14 metricsReturn on equity
1.9%
Return on assets
0.7%
Debt / equity
1.6
Current ratio
2.5
EBITDA (TTM)
$289.46M
Free cash flow (TTM)
$248.96M
Quick ratio
2.5
Interest coverage
—
Net debt / EBITDA
6.2
Return on invested capital
3.9%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$1.80B
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$237.90M
Total assets
$3.75B
Total debt
$2.03B
Cash flow & spend
7 metricsOperating cash flow (TTM)
$261.34M
Capital expenditures (TTM)
$12.38M
R&D (TTM)
$100.89M
SG&A (TTM)
$224.41M
Stock compensation (TTM)
$20.42M
R&D / revenue
6.1%
Stock compensation / revenue
1.2%
Ownership (13F)
9 metrics13F filers
179
13F filer change QoQ
+12
Institutional ownership
115.6%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
2.2%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
—
Private-fund adviser ownership
—
Active holders' share change QoQ
+0.7%
Holder tenure
16.7
Price vs estimated holder cost
+13.1%
Ownership (registered funds)
1 metricsIndex-fund ownership
12.3%
Short interest
3 metricsShort interest
5.5%
Latest settlement · 4.9 days to cover
Days to cover
4.9d
Short-squeeze score
52 / 100
Insider activity
2 metricsNet insider buying (90D)
−$275.19M
Insider-sentiment score
17 / 100
Risk flags
1 metricsGoing concern
—
Key facts
CIK
1210677
CUSIP
31846B108
13F (30d)
16 filings
16 filers
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