FA (First Advantage Corp) climbed 0.78 at the last close: Is This Today’s Most Popular Stock?

On Tuesday, First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) opened higher 0.78% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $19.18. Price fluctuations for FA have ranged from $14.01 to $20.79 over the past 52 weeks.

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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 13.40%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -12.72% at the time writing. With a float of $77.60 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $145.56 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 5000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 43.66%, operating margin of 6.31%, and the pretax margin is 0.88%.

First Advantage Corp (FA) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Business Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of First Advantage Corp is 55.05%, while institutional ownership is 37.56%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 02 ’24, was worth 4,443,498. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 18 ’24, when Company’s Chief Legal Officer sold 30,000 for $17.41, making the entire transaction worth $522,429. This insider now owns 5,527 shares in total.

First Advantage Corp (FA) Recent Fiscal highlights

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.19 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -12.72% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 6.00% during the next five years compared to 3.28% growth over the previous five years of trading.

First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for First Advantage Corp (FA). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 3.85. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.42. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 23.55.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.03, a number that is poised to hit 0.23 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.00 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of First Advantage Corp (FA)

Looking closely at First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA), its last 5-days average volume was 0.81 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.56 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 12.51%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.55.

During the past 100 days, First Advantage Corp’s (FA) raw stochastic average was set at 70.26%, which indicates a significant increase from 28.13% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 19.85% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 27.41% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $18.95, while its 200-day Moving Average is $17.45. However, in the short run, First Advantage Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $19.49. Second resistance stands at $19.65. The third major resistance level sits at $19.94. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $19.05, it is likely to go to the next support level at $18.76. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $18.60.

First Advantage Corp (NASDAQ: FA) Key Stats

There are currently 172,652K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3.34 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 763,760 K according to its annual income of 37,290 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 199,120 K and its income totaled -8,860 K.